Archangel is a pioneering global cloud infrastructure designed exclusively for the Catholic Church and affiliated organizations. Anchored by a state-of-the-art data center in Austin County, Texas, Archangel provides a secure, autonomous digital ecosystem that aligns with Catholic values while delivering modern technological capabilities to the global Catholic community.
Mission: To empower the Church’s spiritual and humanitarian mission through technology that upholds Catholic teaching, preserves religious freedom, and connects the global Catholic community through a unified digital infrastructure.
Strategic Partnership: Archangel features a foundational collaboration with St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston, Texas. This partnership provides crucial ecclesiastical guidance, ensuring the platform’s alignment with Church teachings and structures. St. Mary’s Seminary serves as the vital bridge between technological innovation and Catholic tradition, helping navigate complex relationships with dioceses, the USCCB, and the Vatican while providing theological oversight for AI development and data governance policies.
Core Components:
- Vatican-Approved Infrastructure: A sovereign cloud platform operating under Catholic governance principles, independent from commercial tech platforms
- Austin County Hub: A fortress-like primary data center in Texas serving as the system’s heart
- Global Parish Network: Edge computing nodes providing local access points across 200,000+ parishes worldwide
- Formation-Informed Design: Technology solutions developed with guidance from seminary faculty to respect pastoral priorities
Key Benefits:
- Protection from content censorship on matters of Catholic teaching
- Technical training programs for seminarians, creating digitally-fluent future priests
- Preservation of invaluable Church documents and heritage
- AI tools specifically developed to support Catholic ministry and education
- Global standardization with respect for local pastoral approaches
Strategic Advantage: By partnering with St. Mary’s Seminary, Archangel bridges the technical-ecclesiastical divide that has historically hindered Church technology adoption. This collaboration creates an implementation pathway with built-in theological credibility and institutional trust, accelerating adoption across the Church hierarchy.Implementation: Beginning with pilot programs in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, followed by USCCB endorsement and global expansion, Archangel will connect Catholic institutions worldwide through its Austin County hub while maintaining deep roots in Catholic formation and tradition.