Catholic Org ‘Defrocks’ AI Priest ‘Fr. Justin’ After It Ok’s Baptizing a Baby in Gatorade

This week, Catholic Answers, a Catholic advocacy group, launched “Father Justin,” an AI priest designed to answer questions about the faith. However, they decided to deactivate the programme after it repeatedly implied it was a real priest. Earlier this week, Futurism interacted with the bot, which fully embraced its role. It claimed to be a … Read more

Seminary graduates poised to be priests trending younger: survey

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Monday, April 22, 2024 Getty Images Catholic men set to become priests later this year are trending younger than average and said their parents often influenced their decision to pursue the vocation, according to a new survey.  The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released the survey commissioned by … Read more

Copts suspend talks with Catholic Church over gay blessings

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Wednesday, March 13, 2024 Pope Francis waves his hand to the crowd as he delivers his Angelus prayer from the window of his study overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on February 27, 2022. – Pope Francis expressed his “deep pain for the tragic events” resulting from Russia’s … Read more

Catholics seek exorcism at cathedral after ‘sacrilegious’ funeral

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Getty Images A petition asking the leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York to perform an exorcism on St. Patrick’s Cathedral after a funeral service for a trans-identified activist condemned by many as sacrilegious has received over 11,775 signatures. LifePetitions, a project of … Read more

UK Foreign Office Issues Turkey Travel Warning After Fatal Attack In Istanbul Church

The UK Foreign Office has issued an urgent new advisory for Turkey after a fatal attack took place at a Catholic church in Istanbul on Sunday (Jan. 28). The incident happened during the Sunday mass at around 11:40 AM local time (08:40 GMT), where two gunmen attacked The Church of Santa Maria, leaving a man … Read more

Pope defends Vatican guidance on same-sex couples

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Friday, January 26, 2024 Pope Francis addresses pilgrims during his weekly general audience at Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Oct. 26, 2022. | VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images Pope Francis is seeking to clarify that the Catholic Church is not changing its teachings about homosexual practices and … Read more

Catholic org. asks Pope to dismiss cardinal over sexual books

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, January 25, 2024 Newly elevated cardinal, Argentinian prelate Victor Manuel Fernandez, attends a courtesy visit of relatives following a consistory for the creation of 21 new cardinals in The Vatican on September 30, 2023. Pope Francis elevates 21 clergymen from all corners of the world to the rank … Read more

Priest excommunicated for calling Pope Francis ‘antipope usurper’

Father Ramon Guidetti said he intends to frame excommunication decree, hang on wall By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Friday, January 05, 2024 Father Ramon Guidetti was excommunicated after slamming Pope Francis as a “Jesuit Freemason” and “antipope usurper” during a homily on December 31, 2023. | YouTube/Radio Domina Nostra A Roman Catholic priest in … Read more