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Anthropic urges ‘pause’ or ‘slowdown’ of AI development after Leo’s encyclical
Posted on 06/5/2026 17:16 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Anthropic expressed concerns about humans potentially losing control of AI if rapid development continues, echoing Pope Leo XIV's recent concerns about development.
U.S. House panel backs immigration bill bishops warn could mislabel migrants
Posted on 06/5/2026 16:16 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Bishop Brendan J. Cahill of Victoria, Texas, wrote to Congress that the bill’s low evidentiary threshold would expand deportation authorities in ways that could sweep too broadly.
The women forced to abort: How U.S. law enables abusers
Posted on 06/5/2026 13:07 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Women are being forced to have abortions by significant others who obtain abortion pills by mail — a largely unregulated practice, with some companies operating outside the healthcare system.
Hundreds of Catholics turn out for Eucharistic procession in historic Williamsburg, Virginia
Posted on 06/5/2026 12:37 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
More than 10,000 Catholics have participated in the Cabrini Route of the procession, which has traveled up the Eastern Seaboard and visited multiple dioceses.
U.S. bishops urge reflection as nation prepares for Sacred Heart consecration
Posted on 06/5/2026 12:07 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Catholics should “take a moment to reflect on the title 'Sacred Heart of Jesus'” and what the “special title” truly means, Archbishop Shelton Fabre of Louisville, Kentucky, said.
Catholic law firm offers guidelines to help school districts uphold parental rights
Posted on 06/4/2026 17:04 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
Guidelines urge districts to “immediately and expressly adopt a parental notice and opt-out policy,” which provides prominent and regular notice that will reach all parents.
Hero priest tackles suspect and helps woman after hit-and-run in Detroit
Posted on 06/4/2026 16:34 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
"Just another day in the D," Rev. Canon Jean-Baptiste Commins told local media after surviving the harrowing ordeal.
U.S. bishops echo Pope Leo’s concern of AI use in war
Posted on 06/4/2026 15:57 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The bishops urged that “judgments over life and death, the gravest of human challenges, must remain bound to our living consciences.”
Illinois diocese asks court to block law requiring it to hire nonbelievers
Posted on 06/4/2026 12:07 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The Diocese of Springfield says the state Human Rights Act violates its religious freedom, including the right to hire workers who agree with its religious mission.
Institute on Religion and Democracy launches ecumenical ‘Christians for Capitalism’ project
Posted on 06/3/2026 17:30 PM (CNA Daily News - US)
The IRD plans to hold events, publish articles, and offer a semester-long fellowship through its "Christians for Capitalism" project.