By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Nov 21, 2024 / 15:50 pm Numerous news reports in recent days reported that a new artificially intelligent “Jesus” has begun taking people’s confessions at a Catholic church in Switzerland. Claim: A holographic “AI Jesus” has been created and deployed at a chapel in Switzerland specifically to hear confessions. CNA finds: St. Peter’s …

By Courtney Mares Rome Newsroom, Nov 20, 2024 / 05:58 am Pope Francis announced Wednesday that Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, two young Catholics beloved for their vibrant faith and witness to holiness, will be canonized during two major jubilee celebrations dedicated to young people. The surprise …

By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Nov 20, 2024 / 12:55 pm The Vatican has updated the liturgical book regulating the funeral rite of popes, simplifying some of the rituals at Pope Francis’ request. The second edition of the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis (“Order of Funerals for Roman Pontiffs”) is a revision of the …

By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Nov 20, 2024 / 08:00 am The unresolved question of whether life exists on other planets continues to spark curiosity from the public and the interest of scientists — but one Catholic physicist working on missions to search for potential life also recognizes it as an …