Claire Giangravé

The Catholic Church wants to have a say on the future of AI

In office buildings in Silicon Valley, at closed-door meetings in Rome and in private audiences with Pope Francis at the Vatican, programmers pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence are mining the church's insight on what makes human beings tick.
Pope Francis washes feet of female prisoners

For the first time, all 12 people who had their feet washed by the pope were women.
$Head of Catholic order for the Holy Land calls for a \'just peace\'$
Head of Catholic order for the Holy Land calls for a 'just peace'

As skepticism of brokering peace in the Holy Land grows, Cardinal Fernando Filoni insisted coexistence is still possible.
$5 things the Catholic Church\'s document on same-sex blessings does (and doesn\'t) say$
5 things the Catholic Church's document on same-sex blessings does (and doesn't) say

The Vatican approved same-sex blessings, but there are a few caveats.
$Pope Francis cancels trip to Dubai for COP28 upon doctor\'s advice$
Pope Francis cancels trip to Dubai for COP28 upon doctor's advice

On Saturday, the Vatican had announced that the pope was sick with the flu.
$Papal critic praises dubia by conservative prelates as \'heroic act\'$
Papal critic praises dubia by conservative prelates as 'heroic act'

Bishop Athanasius Schneider said that Francis' answers to questions posed by prelates 'were confusing and sought to confuse.'
Catholic leaders voice sorrow, dismay after violent outbreak in Holy Land

Pope Francis, calling war 'always a defeat,' made an appeal for peace in Israel and Palestine.
$The Vatican\'s \'Synod on Synodality\' is about to begin - here\'s what to know$
The Vatican's 'Synod on Synodality' is about to begin - here's what to know

The unprecedented gathering of 464 Catholic clergy and laypeople, including women, begins Oct. 4 at the Vatican.
Vatican brings its message for peace in Ukraine to Beijing

The meeting with Chinese officials is the latest step in Pope Francis' appeals for peace in Ukraine.
$Francis calls relations with China \'respectful\' after Mongolia trip$
Francis calls relations with China 'respectful' after Mongolia trip

Pope Francis said China must not think the Vatican represents a foreign power during a press conference on Monday.
$In Mongolia, Pope Francis will bring his vision for the church to \'small flock\'$
In Mongolia, Pope Francis will bring his vision for the church to 'small flock'

Francis will be the first pontiff to visit Mongolia, a country nestled between Russia and China.
Conservative cardinal predicts Synod on Synodality could lead to schism

Cardinal Raymond Burke is considered a leading voice among Catholic conservatives and papal critics.