U.S. President Donald Trump bows his head in prayer with Attorney General Pam Bondi at the Museum of the Bible on Sept. 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Trump addressed the White House Religious Liberty Commission during the event. / Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 9, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). President Donald…
St. Carlo Acutis (left) and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati. / Credit: Diocese of Assisi/Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Sep 9, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church will commemorate the liturgical memorial of St. Carlo Acutis on Oct. 12 and of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati on July 4. The two young men…
The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, began a year of celebration on the saint’s canonization in 2025. / Credit: Seton Shrine Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 9, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). This week the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton will welcome hundreds of people to celebrate the 50th…
null / Credit: Stock-Asso/Shutterstock London, England, Sep 9, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). A priest and professor of bioethics has issued a grave warning about the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) companionship, highlighting the threats the new technology poses to mental health and calling on the Church to redouble its efforts to cultivate meaningful human…
Above: the Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Rieti Nestled in the heart of central Italy, Rieti enchants visitors with its storied past, architectural splendor, and enduring cultural legacy. Renowned journalist and writer Guido Piovene († 1974) captured its essence with poetic precision: At the heart of Rieti’s treasures stands the Basilica Cathedral of…
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I recently took issue with the unqualified use of the term “faithful Jew” to describe our Lord, arguing that this expression (bereft of the nuance provided by Gideon Lazar) is likely to mislead Catholics by too closely associating Jesus with modern Judaism, which departs from divine religion in important respects. I also insinuated that such…
Philosophers from Aristotle to Aquinas remind us to begin with first principles: to see things as they really are. Even Marcus Aurelius counseled, “Of each particular thing, ask, what is it in itself?” Strikingly, this same wisdom is expressed in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), albeit through the words of a villain. In the…
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