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Pope meets head of Microsoft to discuss ethics in technology, AI

During the 30-minute meeting in the lobby of the pope's residence, Brad Smith "discussed the topic of artificial intelligence at the service of the common good and activities aimed at bridging the digital divide that still persists at the global level."

Pope reflects on changed attitudes toward liberation theology

Time, experience and reflection have "purified" liberation theology and its attempts to make clear what the Gospel says about social injustice, Pope Francis said.

Independent investigator issues report on abuse in Louisville Archdiocese

A report by an independent investigator into the Archdiocese of Louisville's handling of clergy sexual abuse in the course of 80-plus years begins as a story of failure followed by what the report calls "a sea change" in the past 17 years.

Ministry helps couples in rocky marriages listen, talk

Retrouvaille, a Christian marriage program founded by Catholics, opens up communications as a way to share emotions in a positive way. Married couples "have nothing to lose by trying one weekend" to help save their union.

Couple’s program for newlyweds helps them build community, tackle issues

Bridget and David Busacker perceived as a shortage of programs for newlyweds in the Catholic Church. It was a problem they felt called to address.

New Jersey dioceses publish list of priests ‘credibly accused’ of abuse

Dioceses in the state of New Jersey made public Feb. 13 the names of priests whom they said had been "credibly accused" of sexual abuse of minors, and one of the names is former U.S. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick.

Report finds no evidence of racist statements from Covington students

An investigation into the encounter between Catholic high school students, a Native American leader and another protest group in Washington found the students did not issue "offensive or racist statements."

Double hoops rarity: Teammates each score 1,000 points

Notre Dame de Namur seniors Maggie Pina and Mandy McGurk have been playing basketball together since kindergarten. After their stellar careers, they're ready for Division I competition.

Ordained as Christ’s priests, they walked where he walked

One suspects many homilies in the parishes of the Philadelphia Archdiocese will concern the Holy Land, as two dozen priests have arrived home from a nine-day pilgrimage to the land of Jesus' earthly life.

Bishop urges parents commit families to deeper relationship with Christ

Fathers and mothers have the ability and responsibility to lead their families to holiness, wrote Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted in an apostolic exhortation.