Day: September 25, 2025

ScreenshotAI-generated photographs of Pope Leo XIV appearing to fall down a flight of stairs outside St. Peter’s Basilica circulated on the internet in June. The term refers to videos, photos, or audio recordings altered to show people doing or saying things they have never said or done. Read More

Peter Zelasko/CNAUniversity of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. School officials did not immediately respond to an inquiry on Thursday regarding Father King’s current status, including if he is still ministering in any capacity. Read More

Aric Becker/AFPDallas Mayor Eric Johnson (right) speaks during a press conference following a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in Dallas on Sept. 24, 2025. A detainee was killed and two were wounded in a sniper attack Wednesday on an ICE facility in Dallas, officials said. Several Catholic bishops have … Read moreCatholic Bishops, Politicians Call for Prayer After Shooting at ICE Facility in Dallas

Courtesy photoThe relics of St. Therese on tour in the Philippines. Marking the 100th anniversary of her canonization, the faithful have the privilege of venerating the Little Flower, starting on her feast day. Read More

Tessa Gervasini/CNAFrom left: Ross Douthat, media fellow at the Institute for Human Ecology; Will Wilson, CEO of AI company Antithesis; Father Michael Baggot, LC, professor of bioethics at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome; and Brian J.A. Boyd, director for the Center for Ethics and Economic Justice at Loyola University New Orleans discuss AI … Read moreCatholic University of America Panel Explores How Christians Should Think About AI

Spencer PlattDignitaries attend a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestinian statehood, during the UN General Assembly on Sept. 23, in New York City. France and Saudi Arabia on Monday chaired a meeting to build support for the recognition of a Palestinian state, despite opposition from the … Read moreA Gaza Endgame With More Blood and Politics

Official photoU.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois. Durbin has been prohibited from receiving the Eucharist in what has been previously reported as his home Diocese of Springfield, Illinois — the state capital — since 2004 due to his pro-abortion voting record. Read More

lunamarinaThe Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga rises through the trees in the hills of Cangas de Onís, marking the site where Christian resistance against Islamic rule began in Spain. Revered in Spain but little known elsewhere, Pelagius’ improbable stand at Covadonga became the first spark of the Reconquista. Read More