By Diego Lopez Marina ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 27, 2024 / 07:00 am The Diocese of Oakland in California has announced that at the end of the school year it will close two private Catholic schools in the east San Francisco Bay area amid concerns about security and the presence of …

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 26, 2024 / 17:10 pm A leading Maronite Catholic bishop this week urged ongoing humanitarian support for the suffering people of Ukraine, two years after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, which …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 24, 2024 / 07:00 am Many Catholics give up beer as part of the penitential rigors of Lent. One diocese is brewing it as part of a Lenten tradition stretching back 400 years. The Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania, has launched a beer collaboration with a …

By AC Wimmer CNA Staff, Feb 20, 2024 / 06:00 am What would Thomas Aquinas think of artificial intelligence (AI), and what does a large language model think of Thomas Aquinas? According to one German theologian, the Catholic saint and doctor of the Church can contribute to contemporary discussions about AI’s …

By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 17, 2024 / 13:56 pm The pastor of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City said the church has offered a Mass of Reparation after a controversial irreverent funeral service was held there this week for a well-known transgender advocate. The Manhattan cathedral hosted the …

By Martin Barillas Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb 18, 2024 / 07:00 am A small Catholic college in Lander, Wyoming, has launched a new program that challenges seminarians with wilderness experiences to strengthen their faith, vocations, and pastoral skills as eventual priests. Wyoming Catholic College (WCC), known for its rigorous academics and COR …

By Daniel Payne Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 17, 2024 / 16:13 pm The Diocese of Rapid City on Saturday announced the death of Bishop Peter Muhich at the age of 62, with the prelate’s death coming days after he entered hospice care. “With sorrow, the Diocese of Rapid City shares the …

By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Feb 16, 2024 / 13:20 pm The Catholic prayer app Hallow has made history becoming the first religious app to reach the No. 1 spot on Apple’s app store. Hallow reached the top spot on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 14, which was the same day its …

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 16, 2024 / 15:30 pm Russian leaders on Friday announced the death of Alexei Navalny, a prominent opposition politician to President Vladimir Putin, in a Siberian prison. Navalny, 47, had been serving a 19-year sentence for alleged extremism and years of criticism of the authoritarian Putin in …

By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 15, 2024 / 14:50 pm Following a shooting in downtown Kansas City yesterday afternoon during a packed Super Bowl victory rally, nearly two dozen people were injured and one person, so far, is confirmed dead. The lone fatality so far, according to local news reports, was Lisa …