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Reading 1 Acts 13:44-52 On the following sabbathalmost the whole citygathered to hear the word of the Lord.When the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousyand with violent abuse contradicted what Paul said.Both Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said,“It was necessary that the word of God be spoken to you first,but […]

Reading I Acts 13:26-33 When Paul came to Antioch in Pisidia, he said in the synagogue:  “My brothers, children of the family of Abraham, and those others among you who are God-fearing, to us this word of salvation has been sent. The inhabitants of Jerusalem and their leaders failed to recognize him, and by condemning […]

Reading 1 1 Pt 5:5b-14 Beloved:    Clothe yourselves with humilityin your dealings with one another, for:God opposes the proudbut bestows favor on the humble.So humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,that he may exalt you in due time.Cast all your worries upon him because he cares for you.Be sober and vigilant.Your opponent the Devil […]

Reading I Acts 12:24—13:5a The word of God continued to spread and grow. After Barnabas and Saul completed their relief mission, they returned to Jerusalem, taking with them John, who is called Mark. Now there were in the Church at Antioch prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Symeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who […]

Reading 1 Acts 11:19-26 Those who had been scattered by the persecutionthat arose because of Stephenwent as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch,preaching the word to no one but Jews.There were some Cypriots and Cyrenians among them, however,who came to Antioch and began to speak to the Greeks as well,proclaiming the Lord Jesus.The hand of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

(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 […]

(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 […]

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 […]

(OSV News) — A new AI priest, launched by a Catholic teaching apostolate to answer questions about the faith, has been “laicized” after sparking more backlash than belief online. The nonprofit apologetics website Catholic Answers debuted a “Father Justin” interactive AI app April 23, aiming “to provide users with faithful and educational answers to […]

NEW YORK (OSV News) — A portion of a new interview with Pope Francis will air tonight on the “CBS Evening News” at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, according to a release from the CBS News Communications office. Norah O’Donnell, anchor of the nightly news show since July 2019, conducted the pre-recorded interview, which will air […]