"Indeed, singing and playing a musical instrument are acts of prayer," the pontiff said. "Music thus fosters our unity in ...

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Italian designer Filippo Sorcinelli talks with NCR about sacred beauty and creating vestments for three different popes.

Participation in the Eucharist transforms believers into the body of Christ and offers a remedy to the divisions affecting families and communities, Pope Leo XIV said. Pope Leo XIV celebrated ...

Faith leaders and congregations are responding to what they see as a human-engineered spiritual, moral and humanitarian ...

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University of Notre Dame philosophy professor Meghan Sullivan remains "guardedly optimistic" about what AI will mean down the ...