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  • Federal Scholarship Tax Credit is a Transformative Opportunity for Children Across the Country, says Bishop O’Connell

    WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released proposed regulations to implement the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC), which provides a nonrefundable Federal tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations. States must formally elect to opt-in to the program in order for the children in that state to be eligible for scholarships…

  • Papal trip showed miracle of rebirth out of tragedy is possible, pope says

    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV’s journey to France aimed to show that a joyful or serene rebirth is always possible even after tremendous tragedy or terrible suffering, he said. By visiting the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral, meeting with survivors of abuse and praying at Lourdes, and celebrating the Christian faith openly in…

  • Pope’s communications day theme targets pitfalls of the ‘attention economy’

    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV will address the risks of today’s “attention economy,” in which media platforms compete for and monetize people’s limited, valuable attention as the theme for the Catholic Church’s celebration of World Communications Day in 2027. “A New Gaze: Paying Attention in the Age of Clickbait” is the theme for…

Federal Scholarship Tax Credit is a Transformative Opportunity for Children Across the Country, says Bishop O’Connell

WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released proposed regulations to implement the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC), which provides a nonrefundable Federal tax credit for contributions to scholarship granting organizations. States must formally elect to opt-in to the program in order for the children in that state to be eligible for scholarships…

Papal trip showed miracle of rebirth out of tragedy is possible, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV’s journey to France aimed to show that a joyful or serene rebirth is always possible even after tremendous tragedy or terrible suffering, he said. By visiting the newly restored Notre Dame Cathedral, meeting with survivors of abuse and praying at Lourdes, and celebrating the Christian faith openly in…

Pope’s communications day theme targets pitfalls of the ‘attention economy’

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV will address the risks of today’s “attention economy,” in which media platforms compete for and monetize people’s limited, valuable attention as the theme for the Catholic Church’s celebration of World Communications Day in 2027. “A New Gaze: Paying Attention in the Age of Clickbait” is the theme for…

Pope Leo says he’s not in ‘panic mode’ over AI, but warns against ignoring risks

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM METZ TO ROME (CNS) — In light of growing concerns about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence, Pope Leo XIV told journalists he can still “sleep at night,” even as he cautioned against dismissing warnings about the risks the developing technology could pose to humanity. “If someone were to ask…

Pope Leo urges Europe to stave off increased nationalism, barbaric relations

METZ, France (CNS) — In a French city that changed hands between France and Germany through two world wars, Pope Leo XIV used the final day of his apostolic journey to France to call on Europe to resist a return to nationalism and conflict and recommit itself to cooperation, dialogue and peace. Speaking Sept. 28…

At Lourdes, a refuge for the ill, Pope Leo stands against assisted dying laws

LOURDES, France (CNS) — At a shrine where the sick and disabled are prioritized, Pope Leo XIV said human frailty can never diminish a person’s dignity, bringing one of the central messages of his visit to France, where the government recently legalized assisted dying. “Here, no one is turned away due to their frailty,” the…

In a secular France, Pope Leo makes the case for faith in public life

PARIS (CNS) — On the first official papal state visit to France in 18 years, Pope Leo XIV stepped into one of the country’s perpetual underlying tensions: the place of religion in a republic whose modern political identity was partly forged through separation from the Catholic Church.  Pope Leo XIV rides in the popemobile from…

Technological advancements are not rivals to faith, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Progress in science and technology is not contrary to belief in God, and Christians should be actively involved in shaping that progress so that it serves human dignity and the common good, Pope Leo XIV said. At his Sept. 23 general audience, the pope also pointed to Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen,…

Priests, pastoral leaders have permission to do less, do it better, pope says

ROME (CNS) — Led by their priests, Catholics need to come together and face the truth about what their local church is doing and why, Pope Leo XIV told clergy and laypeople in his diocese. This process of discernment and “pastoral evaluation does not ask you to do more; on the contrary, it gives you…