WASHINGTON – Marking the Lunar New Year on January 29, Bishop Robert J. Brennan and Bishop Earl K. Fernandes offered the faithful a special message with their blessings. Their full message follows: “As the chairmen for the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church, and the Subcommittee for Asian and Pacific Islanders, and on behalf…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “Technological progress is part of God’s plan for creation,” the Vatican said, but people must take responsibility for using technologies like artificial intelligence to help humanity and not harm individuals or groups. “Like any tool, AI is an extension of human power, and while its future capabilities are unpredictable, humanity’s past…
Reading 1 Hebrews 9:15, 24-28 Christ is mediator of a new covenant: since a death has taken place for deliverance from transgressions under the first covenant, those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance. For Christ did not enter into a sanctuary made by hands, a copy of the true one, but heaven…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has formally recognized that five Franciscan missionaries ministering in what is now the U.S. state of Georgia were killed for their faith. By signing the decree in the sainthood cause of the Georgia martyrs Jan. 27, the pope cleared the way for their beatification, although a date for the…
WASHINGTON – “We gratefully applaud the decision to end taxpayer-funded abortion,” said Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Pro-Life Activities. responding to an executive order and a memorandum issued by President Trump on Friday. The order reverses several policies of the prior Administration that promoted…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued the following statement on its long-time partnership with the federal government to serve refugees: “Faithful to the teaching of Jesus Christ, the Catholic Church has a long history of serving refugees. In 1980, the bishops of the United States began partnering with the federal government…