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Academic Collaborations

Catholic universities and computer science departments collaborating with the CDCF.

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Catholic University of America

Leonum InstituteWashington D.C., USA

The 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, USA

Partnership 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 Institute of Technology

Castelgandolfo, Italy

Catholic Tech is a Catholic research university dedicated to integrating the wisdom of faith with scientific inquiry. The institute forms the next generation of Catholic scientists and engineers to create inventions that enable human flourishing, grounded in Catholic social teaching and prepared to navigate complex ethical challenges in fields like artificial intelligence and genetic engineering. By building a community of saints, scholars, and scientists, Catholic Tech aims to position the Church as a leader in STEM and to dispel the false belief that faith and scientific inquiry are incompatible.

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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.

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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 various 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

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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