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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Access to vast amounts of data and information is not the same thing as having intelligence, which is uniquely human and requires being open to truth, goodness and the real meaning of life, Pope Leo XIV told AI experts and executives. “Authentic wisdom has more to do with recognizing the true…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Holy Year 2025 can have a lasting impact on the world’s poorest countries if governments and international institutions embrace a key element of the biblical concept of jubilee by forgiving, restructuring or pausing foreign debt repayments, said a report commissioned by Pope Francis. At the late pope’s request, the Pontifical…
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St. Aloysius was born in Castiglione, Italy. The first words St. Aloysius spoke were the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. He was destined for the military by his father (who was in service to Philip II), but by the age of 9 Aloysius had decided on a religious life, and made a vow of…
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WASHINGTON – “Solidarity with refugees and migrants is not optional; it’s a living testimony of the Gospel,” said Bishop Mark J. Seitz. On World Refugee Day (June 20), the Catholic Church stands in prayerful solidarity with refugees around the globe to recognize and honor the courage, resilience, and dignity of those forced to flee their…
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Reading 1 2 Corinthians 11:18, 21-30 Brothers and sisters: Since many boast according to the flesh, I too will boast. To my shame I say that we were too weak! But what anyone dares to boast of (I am speaking in foolishness) I also dare. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they children of…
The Catholic Church needs a universal Eucharistic Revival. In 2019, a Pew Research study revealed that only 31% of U.S. Catholics believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, a central, indispensable teaching of the Catholic Faith. The majority said they believe that the bread and wine used in Holy Communion are merely…
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Picture a medieval village on the feast of Corpus Christi: cobblestone streets strewn with wildflowers, the air thick with the scent of incense and the sound of chanted hymns. The entire community—peasants, craftsmen, lords—processes behind the Blessed Sacrament, held aloft in a monstrance that glints in the summer sun. This is no mere historical tableau;…
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