null / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Mar 5, 2025 / 12:10 pm (CNA). The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to pay out billions in frozen foreign aid, siding with a lower court that had directed the White House to disburse the money to nonprofit organizations.  In its divided 5-4 ruling, the court upheld U.S. District…

null / Credit: maxuser/Shutterstock Vatican City, Mar 5, 2025 / 13:10 pm (CNA). A high-level gathering of judges, legal scholars, and artificial intelligence (AI) experts convened in Vatican City this week to explore the impact of AI on justice, democracy, and human dignity.  The two-day workshop, titled “Artificial Intelligence, Justice, and Democracy,” was hosted by…

A woman receives ashes on the observance of Ash Wednesday at a church in Manila, Philippines, on March 5, 2025. The 40-day period of Lent begins for Catholics around the world on Ash Wednesday. / Credit: TED ALJIBE/AFP via Getty Images Vatican City, Mar 5, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis asked Christians on…

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025, as Vice Preseident JD Vance (back left) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (back right) look on. / Credit: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 5,…