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The Cross Brings Life

Jesus: ‘Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.’

In order to gain heaven, we must die to this world.

AI at Catholic Colleges: Institutions Map Policies Guided by ‘Magnifica Humanitas’

Catholic colleges and universities shared how their institutions plan to approach the use of AI in the classroom in light of the Pope’s encyclical and following an announcement from the University of Chicago that all of its social science core classes will be completely analog starting in fall 2026.

Will Catholic colleges follow the University of Chicago as it shifts its social sciences classes to fully analog instruction this fall? At least one says it may.

Nepal, China Warn of Second Flood as Church Launches Relief Efforts

PRABIN RANABHAT
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat, Bidur Municipality in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Aug. 27, 2026. Nepal's disaster agency said that 823 people remained out of contact on Aug. 27, more than 24 hours after a deadly flood tore through the border region with Tibet.

Caritas Nepal has begun distributing relief and operating community kitchens as authorities warn of a second flood following the deadliest natural disaster in Nepal's recorded history.

‘The War Shall Not Stop the Music’: Violin Virtuoso Recounts Meeting Pope Leo XIV

Luca Rossetti
DREAM COME TRUE: Pope Leo XIV blesses the violin of Ukrainian-born violinist Anastasiya Petryshak following her performance at the ‘Canticle of Peace’ concert at the Borgo Laudato Si’ in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on July 29, 2026.

Ahead of a world premiere in war-torn Kyiv, Ukrainian violinist Anastasiya Petryshak reflects on faith, instruments as living witnesses, and her audience with the Holy Father.

Remembering Dolly Parton, Beloved ‘Songteller’

Theo Wargo
Dolly Parton performs onstage during the 58th Academy Of Country Music Awards at The Ford Center at The Star on May 11, 2023, in Frisco, Texas.

COMMENTARY: The long life of the famed entertainer, who died Aug. 25, was mostly about what united, not what divided.

Pope Leo XIV Offers Prayers, Spiritual Closeness to Victims of Devastating Nepal Floods

A resident carries belongings across a road heavily covered in mud following flash floods on Aug. 27, 2026, in Trishuli, Nepal. A sudden flood swept through the Bhote Koshi River basin in northern Rasuwa on Aug. 26, damaging settlements, roads, and energy infrastructure as rescue teams searched for residents and foreign travelers reported out of contact. Hundreds were reported missing as the death toll started to climb.

Several hundred deaths have been reported so far after a glacial collapse drove catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border.