Vatican recognizes martyrdom of Spanish missionaries in Georgia — By: Catholic News Agency

Five Spanish Franciscan missionaries, Father Pedro de Corpa, Father Blas Rodríguez, Father Miguel de Añon, Brother Antonio de Badajóz and Father Francisco de Veráscola were martyred in 1597 in the present-day state of Georgia. / Credit: Courtesy of Diocese of Savannah/public domain Baltimore, Md., Jan 28, 2025 / 10:00 am (CNA). The Dicastery of the…

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Editor of Pope Francis’ autobiography: ‘He gave absolute freedom, without red lines’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis and the editor of his autobiography, Carlo Musso. / Credit: Courtesy or Carlo Musso Vatican City, Jan 28, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). “Hope is the mainstay that undergirds Pope Francis’ entire life and is the thread that holds together this long narrative, even in the pages in which he recounts true horrors,”…

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American theologian promoted by Pope Francis calls for focus on Scripture, evangelization — By: Catholic News Agency

Sacred Hart Major Seminary Professor of Scripture Mary Healy has been appointed by Pope Francis to the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. / Credit: Courtesy of Professor Mary Healy Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jan 28, 2025 / 09:30 am (CNA). In an interview with CNA, Professor Mary Healy of Sacred Heart…

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Catholic bioethicist weighs in on scientific effort to create life from scratch — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: science photo/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 28, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). For years, scientists have sought to understand how a collection of chemicals that are not themselves alive — in the case of humans, inanimate organic molecules — are able to work together to create living organisms that can eat, reproduce, and…

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PHOTOS: Challenges and triumphs: The custos of the Holy Land reflects on 9 years — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Francesco Patton, custos of the Holy Land, stops at the Eighth Station of the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem during the Good Friday Via Crucis on March 29, 2024. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Jan 28, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Franciscan Father Francesco Patton’s nine-year tenure as custos of the Holy Land began unexpectedly…

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New Vatican document says AI should lead to ‘a renewed appreciation of all that is human’ — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Blue Planet Studio/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 28, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). The Vatican on Tuesday released a new “note” addressing the ethical and anthropological implications of artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting distinctions between human and artificial intelligence and offering guidelines meant to ensure that the development and use of AI serve humanity…

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Miami archbishop joins hundreds of motorcyclists for annual fundraising ride — By: Catholic News Agency

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski speaks to media before the 50-mile Annual Archbishop’s Motorcycle Ride in Doral, Florida, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. / Credit: Juan Diprado/Archdiocese of Miami CNA Staff, Jan 27, 2025 / 17:05 pm (CNA). The Archdiocese of Miami on Sunday hosted its 13th annual “Archbishop’s Motorcycle Ride,” a fundraising event with Archbishop Thomas Wenski leading a…

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80 years later: Remembering the Catholic martyrs killed in Auschwitz during World War II — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Wojciech Grabowski/www.auschwitz.org Rome Newsroom, Jan 27, 2025 / 17:40 pm (CNA). On Jan. 27, the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp in Poland, Catholics everywhere remembered the holy men and women who were witnesses of faith, hope, and love in one of the darkest chapters of human…

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At Evangelical Catholic conference, clergy, layman recognized for exemplary apostolic work — By: Catholic News Agency

Left to right: Jason Simon, president, The Evangelical Catholic; Joe Adams, winner of the ad extra award; Father Paul Soper, secretary for ministerial personnel and director of clergy personnel, Archdiocese of Boston, winner of the ad intra award; and Dan Cellucci, CEO of Catholic Leadership Institute / Credit: Kelly Czajka Seattle, Wash., Jan 27, 2025…

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