To ensure artificial intelligence is developed and used in an ethical, transparent, and responsible manner in Vatican City State, the city-state governor’s office has released a set of guidelines on AI, which will be followed by new laws and regulations.
Taking up the spirit of the recently inaugurated Holy Year 2025, the Cuban government has announced the release of 553 people currently serving prison sentences.
The faithful of the Diocese of Dallas gathered Dec. 29, 2024, at the National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the opening Mass of the Jubilee Year of Hope. Bishop Edward J. Burns presided over the celebration on the feast of the Holy Family, delivering a homily filled with reflections on faith, renewal, and the enduring message of hope.
People and institutions can protect children by changing what they buy and what they invest in, Pope Francis said.
The energy was electric at SEEK25, according to Dallas diocese participants who traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah, for the January conference.
The Our Father is the most familiar of all Christian prayers. Its constant recitation inevitably leads to a glazing of our mental eyes, rendering us numb to the shocking permission Jesus grants us in the opening words. He invites us, even requires us, to claim familiarity with God. “Pray like this,” Jesus tells those gathered for His Sermon on the Mount: “Our Father, who art in Heaven…” (Matthew 6:9).
While calling himself an “old man” and saying he never expected to be pope this long, Pope Francis said he still has dreams for the future.
The Diocese of Dallas held its synod assembly in December. I was privileged to be a delegate at this historic four-day event filled with discussion, deliberation, exploration, and prayer.
Sister Stang was sent on mission to the Brazilian Amazon in 1966 and worked closely with the Brazilian bishops’ Pastoral Land Commission in favor of land rights for the poor and for sustainable development in the region.
The Catholic Church must create spaces where marginalized individuals — including young people, the elderly, and those with disabilities — can engage with one another and find their place in society, Pope Francis said.