Community
Connect with Catholic developers, designers, and digital missionaries from around the world.
Online Communities
Join our online communities to connect with fellow Catholic developers and contributors.
GitHub Discussions
Join discussions about CDCF projects and initiatives on GitHub.
Catholic Devs
A Slack workspace for Catholic developers to connect and collaborate.
Catholic Coders Guild by Clairvo
A Discord server for Catholic coders to collaborate and share ideas.
Vinly
Join our professional networking space on Vinly to connect with fellow Catholic developers and technologists.
Local Groups
Find a local group near you or start your own to build community in person.
St. Isidore Guild
St. Paul, MNA professional apostolate for Catholic IT professionals in the Twin Cities area, fostering friendship, collaboration, and spiritual formation among tech workers for the greater glory of God.
Guild of St. Isidore (TO)
Toronto, CanadaBuilds free and open source tools and plugins for Catholic parishes and the creative community, including liturgical music typesetting, design systems, and document publishing tools.
Academic Collaborations
Catholic universities and computer science departments collaborating with the CDCF.
Catholic University of America
Leonum InstituteWashington D.C., USAThe Leonum Institute for AI and Emerging Technologies at the Catholic University of America advances human-centered artificial intelligence through a Catholic humanist framework. Merging rigorous academic research with venture creation, the Institute investigates intelligence, personhood, ethics, and autonomous systems while forming technologists fluent in both technical and humanistic disciplines. Through its partnership with the CDCF, the Leonum Institute collaborates on open-source projects that align technology with human dignity, truth, and the common good.
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Franciscan University of Steubenville
Engineering and ComputingSteubenville, Ohio, USAPartnership with the Department of Engineering and Computing at Franciscan University of Steubenville, part of the School of Natural and Applied Science. The department offers programs in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Information Science, forming virtuous engineering and computing professionals who serve the authentic good with skill and excellence. Guided by Catholic faith and driven by innovation, the department prepares graduates who are technically competent and personally balanced, ready to tackle pressing technological challenges with a strong sense of social responsibility.
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Catholic International University
Emerging TechnologiesCharles Town, West Virginia, USACatholic International University (CIU) is a Catholic university founded in 1983 as a pioneer of high-quality distance education, with a mission to communicate the mind and heart of the Church in a digital world. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and recognized by the Association of Theological Schools, CIU offers fully online programs in theology, liberal arts, ecclesial leadership, and emerging technologies. Its Emerging Technologies programs — including a Graduate Certificate in Person-Centered Technology and a Master of Science in Prudential Design of Emerging Technologies — place students at the intersection of AI application development and ethics, forming leaders who ensure that technology serves the common good.
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Edu Foss
Community Animator
Brazilian-American entrepreneur bridging real estate, AI, and Catholic technology. Trained in law at PUC-Rio and real estate development at USC, he founded Fator8, the AI startup behind Catholic Answers’ virtual apologist that reached millions of users and was featured on CNN, then served as Product Manager at Longbeard building Magisterium AI. He also founded Exodus, delivering modular workforce housing in Colorado, and serves as COO at Diald AI, an agentic AI platform for commercial real estate due diligence.
Fr. John R. D’Orazio
Vice Chair and Lead Developer
Catholic priest incardinated in the Diocese of Rome, stationed in the Diocesan Pilgrimage Office. Fr. John is passionate about harnessing technology in service of the Church’s evangelizing mission, in a community-driven and synodal fashion. He has contributed to numerous open source projects, is the author of a Liturgical Calendar API and a Bible API, and has helped foster the growth of Open Source Catholic, a growing community of Catholic developers dedicated to building open source technology for the Church.
Jeff Geerling
Author & Open Source Developer
Author, developer, and maker. Jeff is the founder of Midwestern Mac, LLC and a prominent voice in the open source community, with deep expertise in Linux, Ansible, Raspberry Pi, and Drupal. He authored “Ansible for DevOps” and “Ansible for Kubernetes,” and previously served as Technical Consultant at Ansible by Red Hat. A lifelong Catholic, Jeff founded the Open Source Catholic community for Catholic developers and served as Director of Web Development for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. He shares his knowledge through his popular YouTube channels and blog.
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