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Pope Leo unveils his encyclical: AI has ‘even greater consequences’ than Industrial Revolution

The pope thanked Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah for his presence at the presentation: “What a great sign of hope it is that with our differences we can listen to one another.” […]
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Magnifica Humanitas: Pope invokes justice to combat ‘anti-human vision’ in AI

Published Monday, the pope’s new encyclical warns of a “culture of power” fueled by the digital revolution and artificial intelligence. […]
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Men such as these: A Memorial Day reflection

It was the Psalms, the Hebrew prophets, and the Gospels that inspired in these men a life-sustaining hope. […]
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The Virgin Mary’s Message to Nigeria

The persecution of Christians currently taking place in Nigeria was foretold by the Blessed Virgin Mary in a church-approved apparition that many have never heard [...]
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Pentecost and the priesthood

Editor’s note: The following homily was preached on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026, at the Church of the Holy Innocents in New York City. Wind, [...]

Magnifica Humanitas: Pope invokes justice to combat ‘anti-human vision’ in AI

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Hannah Brockhaus May 25, 2026 1

Published Monday, the pope’s new encyclical warns of a “culture of power” fueled by the digital revolution and artificial intelligence. […]

The Virgin Mary’s Message to Nigeria

Essay

Muji Kaiser May 24, 2026 8

The persecution of Christians currently taking place in Nigeria was foretold by the Blessed Virgin Mary in a church-approved apparition that many have never heard of. In 1992, the Virgin Mary appeared to a young [...]

Essay

Pentecost and the priesthood

Peter M.J. Stravinskas May 24, 2026 7

Editor’s note: The following homily was preached on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026, at the Church of the Holy Innocents in New York City. Wind, fire, thunder, and lightning. The Sacred Scriptures are replete with [...]

Essay

Sex and Catholic Social Teaching

Helen M. Alvaré May 23, 2026 42

As someone who has long labored in the service of the Catholic Church’s teachings on fraught sexual expression topics, I think I understand Pope Leo XIV’s recent remarks on Catholic sexual morality in response to [...]

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Diocesan Priestly Vocations in the U.S.: A New Look at the Numbers

J. J. Ziegler May 21, 2026 16

3,035 diocesan seminarians are preparing for priestly ordination in the Latin-rite dioceses of the United States, an increase of nearly 2% over the previous year, according to data published in the most recent (2025) edition [...]

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The culture of death loses one—for the moment

George Weigel May 20, 2026 17

Good news not being thick on the ground these days, I’m delighted to note some very good news from the mother country: on April 24, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill failed to [...]

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Bp. Louis Tylka: “This is a great moment for the Diocese of Peoria and the Church”

Jim Graves May 19, 2026 5

Archbishop Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) will be beatified and receive the title of “Blessed” at a beatification Mass on Thursday, September 24, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Sheen was among the [...]

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The Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Deacon Dominic Cerrato, Ph.D. May 18, 2026 11

When Pope Leo XIV recently compared the rise of artificial intelligence to the Industrial Revolution, many immediately recognized the significance of the analogy.1 The comparison was not merely technological or economic, but deeply anthropological. Just as [...]

On the Germans, the SSPX, and the theological convictions of Pope Leo XIV

Larry Chapp May 13, 2026 79

On the anniversary of his election, and with a year of the papacy under his belt, it is fair to say that Pope Leo would make, as a friend of mine has stated, a “good [...]
The SSPX is now on a clear and direct collision course with Rome

Larry Chapp April 28, 2026 172
In gratitude for the Ordinariate

Larry Chapp April 8, 2026 59

Tenuous unity and problematic blessings in an age of bourgeois love

Carl E. Olson April 24, 2026 168

“Indeed it is through chastity that we are gathered together and led back to the unity from which we were fragmented into multiplicity.” — Saint Augustine, Confessions (quoted in CCC 2340) “I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by [...]
The Politics of Three Cardinals

CWR Staff January 21, 2026 131
The DDF Marian document relies on poor argumentation, reveals double standard

Carl E. Olson November 4, 2025 151

Pope Leo unveils his encyclical: AI has ‘even greater consequences’ than Industrial Revolution

Magnifica Humanitas: Pope invokes justice to combat ‘anti-human vision’ in AI

Men such as these: A Memorial Day reflection

The Virgin Mary’s Message to Nigeria

Pentecost and the priesthood

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Magnifica Humanitas: Pope invokes justice to combat ‘anti-human vision’ in AI

The Virgin Mary’s Message to Nigeria

Pentecost and the priesthood

Sex and Catholic Social Teaching

Diocesan Priestly Vocations in the U.S.: A New Look at the Numbers

The culture of death loses one—for the moment

Bp. Louis Tylka: “This is a great moment for the Diocese of Peoria and the Church”

The Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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“God is alive and well in the modern medical center”

Amid war and migration, Pope Leo XIV to bring message of religious freedom to North Africa

Magnifica Humanitas: Pope invokes justice to combat ‘anti-human vision’ in AI

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The Virgin Mary’s Message to Nigeria

Pentecost and the priesthood

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Diocesan Priestly Vocations in the U.S.: A New Look at the Numbers

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