Vatican City mints new coins featuring the face of Pope Leo XIV
It is the first time that the Vatican has issued coins featuring a pope’s portrait in nearly a decade. In 2017, Pope Francis requested that his portrait no longer appear on Vatican coins.
Australian bishop found guilty of abusing 3 young Aboriginal men
An Australian district court found Bishop Christopher Saunders guilty of committing over a dozen counts of sexual abuse against three young Aboriginal men.
Cherishing truth amid lies: Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘Paper Moon’
Nearly everyone we meet in “Paper Moon” is running some sort of scam. With the truth so clouded in uncertainty, our protagonists (and the audience) have to choose who and what to believe.
Being human after AI: Daft Punk, Pope Leo and ‘Magnifica Humanitas’
The more I read “Magnifica Humanitas,” the more I found myself thinking about two French musicians who spent nearly 30 years masquerading as robots.
Pope Leo calls on priests to ‘respect’ the post-Vatican II liturgies in new letter
Pope Leo’s letter to Cardinal Roche is the latest in a series of moves he has made this summer to affirm the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
Mary is with us in troubling times
A Reflection for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, by Kerry Weber
Moderates and liberals stopped going to church. We’re only beginning to see the effects.
In ‘The Vanishing Church,’ Ryan Burge presents a data-driven picture of how the American religious and political landscapes have transformed together over the past 50 years.
When Catholic higher education meets A.I.: We can’t let new technology override moral wisdom
Catholic universities must redouble efforts to help students understand what it means to be truly human, and what qualities cannot be replaced by A.I.
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