Did you hear about the Father Justin AI rolled out by Catholic Answers this week? This sort of stuff is right up my alley as digital editor, but disappointingly I was too nose-to-the-grindstone to have a chat before he was “lAIcized” (see what I did there?), though our reporter Gina Christian did for her stories […] The post OSV News Showcase | April 26, 2024 first appeared on OSV News.
NEW YORK (OSV News) – Moviegoers tempted by a title like “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (Warner Bros.) are presumably not in search of Shakespearian levels of dramatic insight. Even so, the disparity between the reasonably impressive special effects on offer in the film and its low-grade human interaction remains noticeable. In creating this […] The post Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire first appeared on OSV News.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (OSV News) — Las autoridades de la ciudad de León, Nicaragua, eligieron un lugar inusual para montar un ring de boxeo y organizar peleas: el patio de la catedral local. Incluso programaron los combates para el 19 de abril, justo cuando el obispo de León, René Sándigo, celebraba su cumpleaños. “El ring […] The post Defensora de los derechos humanos: La dictadura profana las iglesias nicaragüenses first appeared on OSV News.
(OSV News) — Louisiana State Police executed a search warrant on the Archdiocese of New Orleans April 25 for documents related to a widening investigation into how the archdiocese has handled allegations of clerical sex abuse. Louisiana State Police Trooper Jacob Pucheu, public information officer, told OSV News by email that the search took place […] The post Louisiana State Police execute search warrant at New Orleans Archdiocese for records on abuse handling first appeared on OSV News.
(OSV News) — Executives from the apologetics nonprofit Catholic Answers told OSV News they remain committed to exploring artificial intelligence after the launch of the group’s “Father Justin” AI project sparked intense backlash online — and resulted in the character’s swift “laicization” to just “Justin.” “We’re no less resolved to make good use of this […] The post Catholic Answers ‘no less resolved’ to use AI after ‘Father Justin’ brouhaha first appeared on OSV News.
By Jean Gonzalez ORLANDO, Fla. (OSV News) — A bill recently signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been described by a farmworker advocate as “inhumane” and draconian. DeSantis, who usually has public signing of bills, signed HB 433 in a closed door session April 11, along with other bills. Opponents of HB […] The post New Florida law giving state sole authority on worker protections, wages called ‘inhumane’ first appeared on OSV News.
By Valentine Benjamin LAGOS, Nigeria (OSV News) — For decades, Nigeria has remained a source, transit and destination country for human trafficking in sub-Saharan Africa, with her citizens making up 6% of immigrants in Libya, where they are commonly traded in open markets, according to a 2021 report from the International Organization for Migration. But […] The post In Nigeria, women religious are rescuing, rehabilitating victims of human trafficking first appeared on OSV News.
By Gina Christian and Kate Scanlon (OSV News) — Catholics working to address the nation’s fentanyl problem told OSV News a new congressional report naming China — and blaming its government — as the key source of the drug is important but old news, and that healing rising rates of addiction ultimately demands divine assistance. […] The post As House reveals China’s fentanyl role, Catholic experts say US has just one path out of the crisis first appeared on OSV News.
(OSV News) — Catholic university professor Samuel Shephard suggests that Catholics can bring a unique viewpoint to Earth Day, celebrated April 22, because “as Catholics, we can understand we’re doing that as stewards of creation.” “When we get involved in Earth Day, we can do the same kind of things that everyone else is doing […] The post Ave Maria professor: Earth Day needs Catholics’ full engagement and hopeful vision first appeared on OSV News.
By Rocio Rios , OSV News (OSV News) — En solo unas semanas, la vida de Amayrani Higueldo va a dar un paso de profunda riqueza espiritual. Su vida cambiará radicalmente. Ella es uno de los 24 jóvenes que participarán de la Peregrinación Eucarística Nacional, que empezará entre el 17 al 19 de mayo — […] The post Joven mexicana participando en la Peregrinación Eucarística Nacional está emocionada de caminar dos meses al lado de Nuestro Señor first appeared on OSV News.
(OSV News) — When people are impacted in their daily lives by strong examples of priests and religious faithfully living out their vocations, Bishop Earl K. Fernandes of Columbus believes that’s when vocations to the priesthood and religious life flourish. Bishop Fernandes, who spoke with OSV News ahead of the World Day of Prayer for […] The post Bishop Fernandes on building a ‘culture of vocations’ in his diocese where priestly vocations have increased first appeared on OSV News.
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) — Aunque los problemas alrededor del mundo corren el riesgo de sumir a la gente en el pesimismo, los cristianos están llamados a perseguir su vocación de ser “hombres y mujeres de esperanza”, dijo el Papa Francisco. “Como individuos y como comunidad, en la variedad de los carismas y de los […] The post En un mundo hostil, la vocación de los cristianos es la esperanza, dice el Papa first appeared on OSV News.