Science and Technology

Science, faith meet on Windsor campus

Quinton Amundson · August 13, 2026

Showing how religion and science can unite in earnest and respectful conversation, a Catholic professor from Windsor, Ont.'s Assumption University and a secular educator from the University of Windsor will together teach a course during the upcoming Fall 2026 academic term.

Can intelligent extraterrestrial life exist? Here's what Catholic thinkers have to say

Maria Wiering · May 11, 2026

If rational, extraterrestrial beings exist, what would be God's relationship to them?

4 asteroids just got named for Pope Leo XIII, Vatican astronomers

Gina Christian · April 30, 2026

The Vatican Observatory announced in an April 29 press release that an asteroid has been named in honour of Pope Leo XIII, who formally reestablished the observatory in 1891.

Catholic health care dives into AI realm

In 'infancy stage,' but results encouraging so far

Quinton Amundson · April 23, 2026

There is a growing commitment among Canadian Catholic health-care institutions to integrate artificial intelligence, robotics and other paradigm-shifting innovations to enhance patient care and streamline administrative functions.

Artemis II mission pilot preaches Christ's command to love on lunar flyby

Gina Christian · April 7, 2026

As the astronauts of NASA's first crewed lunar flyby in half a century reached their closest approach to the moon, the team's pilot reminded the Earth of Jesus Christ's command to love both God and neighbour.

Parish explores pitfalls of artificial intelligence

Luke Mandato · February 27, 2026

Blessed Trinity Parish is welcoming a cybersecurity specialist to help parishioners interested in harnessing AI’s unique benefits while staying ever-vigilant against its growing dangers.

Beware the emails that prey on faith, goodwill

Phishing scams target good faith of Church, faith agencies

Luke Mandato · February 2, 2026

It’s not lost on the Archdiocese of Toronto that various fraud attempts and scams are ever evolving and remain a constant threat to exploiting trust from staff and Catholic communities at large.

Challenge will be connecting AI with spiritual realm

Quinton Amundson · January 8, 2026

Artificial intelligence became so culturally ubiquitous over the past calendar year that Time magazine crowned these technologies mimicking human intelligence as the “2025 Person of the Year.”

Catholic Church’s guidance can be useful for AI

Quinton Amundson · January 8, 2026

Priest and bioethicist Fr. Michael Baggot, a prominent Catholic voice on artificial intelligence, urges more faithful to become active developers and ethical contributors in the field in 2026.

AI encyclical could be Pope Leo’s Rerum Novarum

Quinton Amundson · November 27, 2025

Travis Callaway, like many with such interests, eagerly awaits an expected encyclical from Pope Leo XIV on artificial intelligence.