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Katie Ledecky of United States celebrates on the podium after wining her ninth Olympic gold medal during the women's 800-meter freestyle Aug. 3, 2024, at Paris La Defense Arena. Ledecky is a graduate of Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, Md.

American Olympic medalists in Paris known for leaning on faith

Among American Olympians achieving a spot on the podium in Paris are Catholics who have expressed their dependence on faith over the years as they’ve pursued excellence in their athletic pursuits.

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Mark Moses and Dennis Quad star in the movie "Reagan." The movie was directed by acclaimed Catholic filmmaker Sean McNamara.

Catholic filmmaker Sean McNamara offers insights on faith and the movie industry

We Catholics can get discouraged at times when we struggle to find entertainment that doesn’t fly in the face of our beliefs and values. We may like a show, movie, podcast or social media influencer, but just wish the stories ...
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Franciscan Father Paolo Benanti, an adviser to Pope Francis on ethics and technology, talks with Microsoft President Brad Smith about ethics and artificial intelligence during an event on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash., July 23, 2024. Father Benanti is a member of the United Nations’ advisory body on artificial intelligence.

Papal adviser, head of Microsoft talk ethics and AI in conversation

Dozens of technologists and Catholics gathered at Microsoft in Redmond for a conversation about ethics in artificial intelligence between an "unlikely pair," as they were introduced: a papal adviser and the head of Microsoft.
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Father Dan Riley and Stephen Copeland

The Franciscan Friar Who Taught Me To Read

There’s a line from the poet Robert Lax that would always make my dear friend, Fr. Dan Riley, choke up. That line was this: “We rose and came to the field.”
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Biden calls for sweeping changes to high court, including term limits and enforceable ethics code

President Joe Biden July 29 called for legislation and a constitutional amendment that would result in massive changes to the U.S. Supreme Court, including term limits for justices and an enforceable ethics code.
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Melted chairs are shown outside the burned Maligne Lodge July 26, 2024, after wildfires encroached into Jasper, Alberta, in the overnight hours of July 24 and 25. Archbishop Richard W. Smith of Edmonton, Alberta, conveyed his "sorrow, solidarity and support to the people of Jasper and the parish community of Our Lady of Lourdes" in a July 25 statement.

Archbishop prays for residents, tourists in Canadian Rockies town devastated by wildfires

Edmonton Archbishop Richard W. Smith's heart is with the people of Jasper, Alberta, and tourists forced to evacuate from the wildfire devastating the small alpine town and the neighboring famous Jasper National Park in the overnight hours of July 24 ...
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Migrant children taking part in a caravan toward Mexico's northern border rest at a school in Los Corazones, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Jan. 8, 2024. The U.S. Justice Department has found that the largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children had systemic sexual abuse and harassment of children in its care. (OSV News photo/Jacob Garcia, Reuters)

Advocates ‘troubled’ by alleged abuse of migrant kids in US-funded shelters

Catholic immigration and anti-trafficking advocates are expressing grave concern over alleged systemic sexual abuse of unaccompanied migrant children by staff of a private contractor for the U.S. government.
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