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Religious sister attacked in Jerusalem; suspect arrested (AP)
Posted on 05/1/2026 21:05 PM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“This is not an isolated incident, but part of a troubling pattern of growing hostility toward the Christian community and its symbols,” the Faculty of Humanities at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said in a statement.
Vatican diplomat warns against AI in nuclear weapons systems (Holy See Mission)
Posted on 05/1/2026 21:05 PM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Addressing a UN discussion of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (1968), Msgr. Robert D. Murphy, Chargé d’Affaires of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, said:
Integrating advanced systems, including artificial intelligence, into nuclear decision-making processes introduces new layers of complexity, reducing the time available for deliberation and increasing the risk of miscalculation. At the same time, the opacity of such systems may obscure the basis on which critical assessments are made, thereby undermining the conditions necessary for clear and accountable human judgement.
Decisions of such gravity must be firmly rooted in human responsibility; otherwise, instability and ethical concerns will worsen. Bearing this in mind, progress in disarmament must not be delayed and requires a renewed commitment to concrete, mutually reinforcing steps.
Lambeth Palace denies that Anglican primate described Catholic teaching on women's ordination as injustice (Catholic Herald)
Posted on 05/1/2026 21:05 PM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
“The Archbishop of Canterbury categorically did not say—or suggest—that the ban on women’s ordination in the Catholic Church is ‘an injustice,’” Lambeth Palace said in a statement.
The statement “further explains that an interview given by Sarah Mullally to PA Media while in Rome was manipulated by a YouTube channel, APT, in a way that substantially and materially altered its meaning,” The Catholic Herald reported. “This was then picked up by a number of media outlets.”
Vatican prosecutors defy appeals-court order [News Analysis] (CWN)
Posted on 05/1/2026 02:05 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Vatican prosecutors have refused to comply with an order from a Vatican appeals court, in the latest stunning development in the long-running “trial of the century.”
May. 1 Friday of the Fourth Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Joseph the Worker, Opt. Mem.
Posted on 05/1/2026 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)
Apr. 30 Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Pius V, Pope and Religious, Opt. Mem.
Posted on 04/30/2026 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)
Apr. 29 Memorial of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church, Memorial
Posted on 04/29/2026 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)
Apr. 28 Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Peter Chanel, Priest & Martyr (NZ, Feast); Opt. Mem. of St. Louis Mary de Montfort, Priest , Opt. Mem.
Posted on 04/28/2026 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)
Apr. 27 Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter, Weekday
Posted on 04/27/2026 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)
Apr. 26 Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday), Sunday
Posted on 04/26/2026 00:00 AM (Catholic Culture Liturgical Year)