Annunciation pastor calls first parish Mass after church shooting a ‘humble beginning’
(OSV News) — Recalling the fear and the cries from students, parents and school staff to “get low, stay down, stay down, don’t get up” as bullets tore through Annunciation […]
Pope prays for Minneapolis shooting victims, denounces ‘pandemic’ of gun violence
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV, praying publicly for the victims of the school shooting in Minneapolis, also prayed for an end to the “pandemic” of gun violence. After […]
Annunciation Church to be reconsecrated before Mass there resumes
ST. PAUL (OSV News) — Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis will be reconsecrated before it again holds Mass after an Aug. 27 shooting during a Mass for schoolchildren left two children […]
Twin Cities community mourns, prays following Annunciation School shooting
(OSV News) — A police car was parked outside the Cathedral of St. Paul in St. Paul, Minnesota, at noon Aug. 28, as people walked through the open doors to […]
How AI should — and should not — be used in the workplace
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The dignity of workers must be protected amid the growing use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee […]
Brave new classroom: Catholic schools nationwide integrate AI into teaching plans
(OSV News) — Reading, writing and arithmetic — and AI. The modern educational toolkit, of both teachers and students, now includes the use of artificial intelligence. Experts and teachers from coast-to-coast […]
Time magazine honors Pope Leo XIV, calling him a ‘spiritual counterweight’ to Silicon Valley
(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has been named to Time magazine’s “Time 100 AI” list for 2025, recognized as one of the world’s top “thinkers” shaping how humanity confronts […]
Pope talks about what St. Augustine has given him and taught him
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — “So much of who I am I owe to the spirit and the teachings of St. Augustine,” Pope Leo XIV told his Augustinian confreres and their […]
Nicaraguan-style law used to expel religious groups stokes fears in El Salvador
(OSV News) — With financial help from Catholic parishes and organizations in the Diocese of Kansas City, the Centro de Intercambio y Solidaridad, or CIS, has championed solidarity and fomented fellowship […]
Pope appoints Filipino-born priest as San Jose auxiliary bishop
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father Andres “Andy” C. Ligot as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San Jose, California. The appointment was announced Aug. 29 […]