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DePaul University conference on Pope Leo draws conversation about AI, human dignity

AI “machines do not have soul,” Jesuit Father Philip Larrey said. “Only God can be responsible for the creation of the soul.”

Catholic mental health professionals react to executive order removing barriers to psychedelic drugs

The executive order notes that more than 14 million American adults now suffer from serious mental illness, a large rise from a decade ago.

Bishop Chylinski urges compassion during Mental Health Awareness Month

“Know that no matter what you’re going through, no matter what you’re suffering, that in Christ there is always hope,” Auxiliary Bishop Keith Chylinski of Philadelphia said. “You are never alone.”

Pope Leo to visit a much more secularized Spain since Pope Benedict’s World Youth Day in 2011

Two experts analyze the state of the Catholic faith among Spanish youth today, noting that while Spain is increasingly secularized, the faith is growing among young people.

Ethics and Public Policy Center at 50: A part of America’s ‘secret sauce’

Several hundred supporters gathered to celebrate the ecumenical think tank that engages on public policy questions within the context of America’s historic Judeo-Christian moral framework.

Race car driver’s gift fuels mobile ministry in Ohio diocese

A cargo van donated by a drag racing and stock car driver has become a mobile outreach ministry reaching Ohio communities in need.

Answering call to serve the poor: Papal Foundation announces more than $15 million in grants

The grants will fund initiatives across the globe including the construction and renovation of Catholic schools, monasteries, orphanages, and medical clinics in numerous countries.

22 miles of faith: Catholic family of 10 turns Walk to Mary pilgrimage into a tradition

This year an Illinois family will make the entire 22-mile trek to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Wisconsin, which honors the only approved Marian apparition site in the United States.

Court halts mailing of mifepristone prescriptions nationwide

A federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled to require in-person distribution of the abortion pill mifepristone, the most prevalent form of abortion in the U.S.

Pope Leo XIV responds to letter from victims of Minab girls’ school strike in Iran

“The issue is not whether there is regime change or not; the issue is how to promote the values we believe in without the death of so many innocent people," Pope Leo XIV said.