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US Catholic school adopts AI technology to spot shooters
A Catholic school in Arkansas has adopted AI technology to help spot potential shooters and alert law enforcement before a shooting takes place. Source: EWTN News.
New Archbishop of New York a ‘Leo-style bishop’
Archbishop Ronald Hicks was installed on Friday as the 11th Archbishop of New York, calling on Catholics to spread the faith while respecting all people and helping the vulnerable. Source: Crux.
NY Archdiocese accuses insurer of ‘waging shadow campaign’
The New York Archdiocese is arguing in state court that its longtime insurer has secretly been “waging a shadow campaign” and posing as a victims’ rights group in order to “undermine and weaken” the archdiocese amid an ongoing insurance dispute. Source: EWTN News.
Archbishop urges prayer after another fatal shooting by ICE
St Paul and Minneapolis Archbishop Bernard Hebda has called for prayer after another fatal shooting by United States federal agents in Minnesota. Source: EWTN News.
US cardinals call for ‘genuinely moral foreign policy’
Three United States cardinals have urged the creation of a “genuinely moral foreign policy for our nation” as the US faces “the most profound and searing debate about the moral foundation for America’s actions in the world since the end of the Cold War”. Source: OSV News.
US Catholics support immigrants after fatal ICE shooting
In the days after a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, there has been an upwelling of community prayer and support for people targeted by the government’s immigration crackdown. Source: NCR Online.
Greenlanders reject US plan, island’s only Catholic priest says
The Trump Administration‘s plans to acquire Greenland for the United States – either through purchase from Denmark or by military means– are being met with concern and “a quiet strength” by residents, says the Arctic island’s only Catholic parish priest. Source: OSV News.
Pope appoints new Archbishop of New York
Archbishop Ronald Hicks, the new leader of the New York Archdiocese, introduced himself to the faithful of his new home yesterday with a pledge to become familiar with its challenges and uphold human dignity. Source: OSV News.
Report reveals why some Americans leave their childhood faith
Americans who leave their childhood religion typically do so by age 30, with just under half saying they stopped believing their former religion’s teachings. Source: OSV News.