AI priest “Father Justin,” a chatbot used to answer questions about the Catholic faith, has been renamed “Justin” and swapped out his virtual clerics for a button-down shirt after facing backlash from online users just one day after launching.
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Catholic publisher pulls priest’s book over plagiarism
In a lengthy Jan. 10 post on his website, Legionary of Christ Father Matthew Schneider took credit for alerting Loyola Press, and described Father Jim Sichko as a “habitual plagiarist.”
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Father Marko Rupnik, disgraced former Jesuit, incardinated in Slovenian diocese
Father Marko Rupnik—a renowned mosaic artist who was expelled from the Jesuits for refusing to comply with ministry restrictions after credible abuse accusations—has been accepted into the Diocese of Koper.
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Nuns remain in war-torn Ukraine to serve the people
Women religious in Ukraine are facing Russia’s full-scale invasion of that nation with determined faith and a commitment to service.
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Archdiocese of Philadelphia grants over $50 million in financial reparations to survivors of sexual abuse
As the Sept. 30, 2019, deadline for filing the forms approached, program administrators reported a surge in claims, which totaled 616 as of May 30 of this year. Of those, “the overwhelming majority” have been “meritorious.”
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Catholic psychologist calls domestic violence ‘pandemic within a pandemic’
A Catholic psychologist has called the increasing rates of domestic violence during the pandemic a “pandemic within a pandemic.”
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Philadelphia holds ‘Pro-Life Rally Against Bullying’
More than 1,000 people gathered in Philadelphia May 10 to demonstrate against recent social media videos of a Pennsylvania lawmaker berating people for praying outside of an abortion clinic.
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Catholic teaching, pastoral response shows hope for those hurt by suicide
Pennsylvania priest ministers to a family that had just lost a son to suicide.
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Refugees start new life in U.S. with this Catholic program’s help
Since April 2017, Catholic Social Services’ Welcome the Refugee program has assisted 60 individuals from 10 countries, providing both immediate and long-term support.
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Epicenter for opioid addiction is a mission field for Catholic outreach
Despite the scope of the problem, the Mother of Mercy team sees Philadelphia’s opioid addiction crisis as an opportunity to manifest the restorative power of Christ’s love.