Day: November 17, 2025

St. Mary’s Pro Cathedral has been formally designated as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Dublin, ending 200 years of the cathedral’s “temporary” status and giving the capital its first official Catholic cathedral since the Reformation. According to a Nov. 14 Irish Independent report, the announcement was made during Mass marking the church’s bicentenary, where … Read moreAfter 2 centuries of waiting, Dublin’s St Mary’s Cathedral officially elevated to permanent status

In an unusual move, a federal judge ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Nov. 17 to turn over grand jury records to former FBI Director James Comey in the case against him, citing possible misconduct. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick said in a 24-page ruling that the DOJ’s actions “raise genuine issues of misconduct, … Read moreJudge orders DOJ to hand over grand jury records in Comey case, citing misconduct

A social media account allegedly linked to would-be Donald Trump assassin Thomas Crooks shows he used “they/them” pronouns and appeared to participate in the online “furry” community, according to a Nov. 17 New York Post opinion piece. Writing for the Post, Miranda Devine reported that Crooks operated two profiles on the DeviantArt platform under the … Read moreMan who attempted to kill Trump used ‘they/them’ pronouns in online ‘furry’ platform, new report alleges

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced Nov. 16 that in early 2026, a church that is over a century old will be relegated for secular use, with limits, citing impossible maintenance fees and a lack of pastoral care. The archdiocese stated in a news release that Archbishop Nelson Pérez has approved the relegation of St. Hedwig … Read morePhiladelphia archdiocese announces relegation of over 100-year-old church for secular use

The University of Notre Dame has removed a longtime staff value that explicitly required employees to “accept and support” the university’s Catholic mission, replacing it with a shorter list of values that does not reference Catholic identity by name. The change was announced at staff town halls Oct. 29 and 30. The new “ND Values,” … Read moreNotre Dame Observer: University omits support of Catholic mission as staff value

The Archdiocese of Denver, a Catholic family in Colorado, and several local Catholic preschools this month appealed to the United States Supreme Court in their case seeking inclusion in the state’s universal preschool program (UPK) after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled against them Sept. 30.  The Becket Fund for Religious … Read moreColorado Catholic preschools, Denver archdiocese appeal to Supreme Court in universal preschool program case

Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger announced in a message to the faithful read during Masses the weekend of Nov. 15-16 that the Archdiocese of Detroit is undertaking a comprehensive, two-year restructuring beginning in 2025 — a process that will involve every parish in southeast Michigan and is expected to result in significant priest-assignment changes and the … Read moreArchdiocese of Detroit to restructure leading to major priest assignment changes, likely church closures

A major U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) firm says it has uncovered what appears to be the first documented case of an AI system directing a large-scale hacking operation with minimal human oversight. Anthropic, the $183 billion San Francisco-based company behind the Claude chatbot, said it shut down the attack before it could fully unfold.  “We … Read moreReport: Chinese-backed hackers used AI to run largely automated cyberattack

Economist Philip Pilkington argues that rising abortion numbers in Great Britain reflect a voluntary decline in native-born population growth, which he terms “self-euthanasia.” He notes that conceptions remain stable while abortions have spiked since 2022, with estimates showing continued increases in 2023 and 2024. Pilkington rejects common explanations such as permitting mail-order abortion drugs during … Read moreEconomist: British people committing ‘self-euthanasia’