Australia’s formal inquiry into COVID response is our last chance to correct past wrongs
The Australian Federal government has bowed to pressure to honor its campaign promise to have a Royal Commission into the country’s response to COVID-19.
Francisco and Jacinta: brother and sister saints who were seers at Fatima
Official portrait of Francisco and Jacinta Marto, designed by Silvia Patricio. Courtesy of the Fatima Shrine. / null ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 20, 2024 / 04:00 am (CNA). Every Feb. 20, the Catholic Church celebrates Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto… […]
What would Thomas Aquinas make of AI?
An illustration of the topic of Thomas Aquinas and AI created by DALL-E, a text-to-image model native to ChatGPT. / Credit: DALL-E/OpenAI CNA Staff, Feb 20, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). What would Thomas Aquinas think of artificial intelligence (AI),… […]
Alabama Supreme Court rules that frozen embryos are children under state law
null / Credit: Sora Shimazaki/Pexels Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 20, 2024 / 06:31 am (CNA). The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen human embryos constitute children under state statute, a decision that could have wide-reaching effec… […]
Education initiative seeks to bolster Catholic schools with ‘treasury’ of Church’s tradition
null / Mehdi Kasumov/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 20, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA). A K–12 education initiative out of the Catholic University of America (CUA) seeks to bolster what its director calls “the distinctive excellence of Catholic education” … […]
The keeper of the Vatican’s secrets is retiring. Here’s what he wants you to know.
The Vatican has been trying for years to debunk the idea that its vaunted secret archives are all that secret. But a certain aura of myth and mystery has persisted — until now.
One hundred years ago the ‘Bambino Gesù’ became the Pope’s Hospital
The Bambino Gesù Hospital, a reference point for paediatric assistance worldwide, was donated to the Vatican 100 years ago on 20 February. We look back at the hospital’s history and the paternal relationship the Holy Father has with the Rome institution that is known as “the Pope’s Hospital”. Read all
Bolivia under weather alert as heavy rains continue
Hundreds of communities in Bolivia are under an extreme weather alert as heavy rains continue to batter the country. Read all
People suffering with chronic pain need our love and support, not euthanasia
Lana’s case highlights that those around us suffering from pain should never, ever, feel most affirmed by the doctors tasked with approving their suicide.Read More
Oregon bishop rejects blessings of homosexual ‘couples,’ others in ‘irregular’ situations
If a priest attempts to bless a same-sex ‘couple,’ the ‘subtle distinctions of Fiducia Supplicans will not keep bystanders from concluding that the Church the priest represents no longer believes as she always did before, but is now endorsing the unions of unmarried couples,’ Bishop Cary wrote.Read More