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Artificial Intelligence Isn’t What You Think It Is

Joseph Wright, “A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery,” ca. 1766, Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby, England

COMMENTARY: Church teaching cuts through AI hype, reminding us that AI is a simulation of intelligence, not a rival to the human mind or soul.

Adoptee From China, Student Leaders Speak Out Against Notre Dame Abortion Advocate Appointee

Anna Kelley and Alejandra Ricardo
Seniors Anna Kelley (left) and Alejandra Ricardo (right), president and director of education for the Notre Dame Right to Life group, respectively, are speaking out in defense of life.

Behind the backlash against the appointment of an abortion advocate to leadership at Notre Dame is a group of young Catholic pro-lifers, including a student who was adopted from China.

Religious Leaders Descend On Washington in Solidarity With Africa

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Bishop Stephen Dami Mamza delivers his homily at a Mass for solidarity between the bishops and faithful of the Catholic Church in the U.S. and Africa at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2026.

The Mass for solidarity came amid the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, D.C.