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    A “stable share” of Americans has participated in religious services in some way — virtually or in person — during the coronavirus pandemic, but in-person attendance is slightly lower than it was before the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a new study.

    Pope Francis recently marked the 10th anniversary of his election as pope. During that decade, several historic occasions, as well as several unplanned events, helped define the contours and priorities of history's first Latin American pontiff. Visits with refugees in Italy and Greece, trips to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, and the coronavirus pandemic and the death of his predecessor are some of the iconic moments that have shaped his papacy and influenced the direction of the Catholic Church at large.

    Among sermon writers, there is fascination — and unease — over the abilities of artificial-intelligence chatbots. For now, the consensus is this: Yes, they can write a competent sermon. But no, they can’t replicate the passion of actual preaching.

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    Faith leaders like Rabbi Joshua Franklin of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons in New York have begun to test the capabilities of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots for writing sermons. Many have found that it can in fact write a passably competent sermon, but cannot replicate the passion of actua…

    The unveiling of ChatGPT has panicked educators around the country who fear students will use the artificial intelligence powered chatbot it to write their essays and cheat on homework. But some teachers are embracing it, saying it is quickly becoming a tool their students will need in the f…

    The unveiling of ChatGPT has panicked educators around the country who fear students will use the artificial intelligence powered chatbot it to write their essays and cheat on homework. But some teachers are embracing it. They say it's becoming a tool their students will need in the future. 

    Church of England , Considering Gender-Neutral , Terms for God. NPR reports that the Church of England is weighing its options for how to refer to God without assigning a gender. According to the church's governing body, while it has been exploring the topic of adopting new language for year…

    The AI revolution is here. For this video, we’re doing a deep dive into the chatbot taking the world by storm. ChatGPT a state-of-the-art language model developed by OpenAI that allows users to generate human-like text responses and perform various language tasks. In fact, it wrote that sent…