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Women Are Being Left Out of the AI Conversation: Should We Care?

What does the feminine genius have to say about AI?

As the world increasingly turns to the Catholic Church for guidance on the ethical challenges posed by artificial intelligence, is the feminine genius being stifled out of the conversation?

A Cure for Clerical Loneliness: 8 Diocesan Priests Find Brotherhood Under One Roof

L to R: Msgr. Patrick Gaalaas and seminarian Max Williams face off in a friendly game of chess on May 26, 2026, at the Holy Family Cathedral rectory in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

‘It has been wonderful to live in community,’ says Father Joshua Votruba, adding that ‘the brotherhood’ has been a tremendous support.

India Tribunal Urges End to ‘Impunity’ As Anti-Christian Violence Climbs

Participants attend the People's Tribunal on Violence Against Christians in India, titled 'Caravan of Love,' in New Delhi on June 1, 2026. Catholic activist John Dayal is seated third from right.

Christian, Hindu, and Muslim groups joined a People’s Tribunal in New Delhi that documented a sharp rise in attacks on Christians and demanded the government curb ‘impunity.’

Archbishop Coakley: Encyclical Urges Keeping Human Dignity Central in Judging Tech

Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaks a June 2, 2026, panel held by Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life.

Archbishop Coakley spoke at a virtual panel held by Georgetown University's Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life that explored what the encyclical is asking.

John Paul II and America

Pope John Paul II, with the U.S. Capitol in the background, blesses the crowd gathered at the National Mall, where he celebrated Mass, on Oct. 7, 1979. Leaving the U.S. after his tour, the Pope said, “My final prayer is this: that God will bless America so that she may increasingly become, and truly be and long remain, ‘One nation, under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.’ God bless America.”

COMMENTARY: Spurred by his groundbreaking visit in 1979, the most influential Catholic in the 20th century had high hopes for the U.S.

Elected Officials Recognize Grassroots June Celebration of ‘Fidelity Month’

Jay Richards, the director of the Heritage Foundation’s DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family, speaks at a Fidelity Month gathering on June 9, 2025, in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill.

Fidelity Month, a celebration of God, family, and America, has been recognized by elected officials across the country this June.