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A child holds a phone with the Replika app open and an image of an AI companion. Apps that promise to help recreate digital versions of deceased family members using AI pose a “spiritual danger” to Catholics and others who may use the technology in place of healthy grief, experts say. / Credit: Generated by…

José Antonio Kast | Credit: Photo courtesy of Goya Productions Dec 27, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). In an exclusive 2024 interview with Goya Producciones for the documentary “ Valientes” (Brave Ones), the now president-elect of Chile, José Antonio Kast, addressed topics such as defending life, his family history, and the problem of leftist ideological…

Vladimir Borovikovsky (1757–1825), “St. John the Evangelist,” ca. 1804-1809. / Credit: Public domain National Catholic Register, Dec 27, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). St. John, both an apostle and an evangelist, played a very prominent role in many of the New Testament narratives. He was part of an inner-circle trio with his brother James (the…

Sister Carla Venditti of the Sacred Heart of Jesus helps women and girls who are victims of human trafficking. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Giulio Gargiullo CNA Staff, Dec 27, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Some women, forced into prostitution by violence, desperation, or false promises, line the streets of Rome and Abruzzo at night…