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The Pope Against Technocracy
When ChatGPT spawned from the earth in 2022, humanity was introduced to artificial intelligence slowly, then all at once. For us laypeople, its uses were humorous at first (write the …
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Toward the Third Way
Americans have lost faith in either party to bring about a just economy. The Left has descended into communism, putting the means of production and the power to distribute property …
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Catholic leaders weigh in on pope’s AI encyclical, say it will take time to fully unpack
“I think he wants the church to purify itself to be able to be an effective counter-witness to the negative dynamics you see in the world,” one leader told NCR.
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With focus on solidarity, Leo’s encyclical is a ripening of Catholic social doctrine
By confronting the church’s failures, Magnifica Humanitas can be read as an “enactment of concrete solidarity,” philosopher Sally Scholz writes.
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Peru’s Catholic Church holds a symbolic ceremony in apology for Indigenous land dispossession
After years of allegations of land dispossession by now-dissolved Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a symbolic reparation ceremony for the Indigenous people whose land was taken away was held on Saturday.
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After legal fight, Chicago clergy bring spiritual care to ICE immigrant detainees
Ending a nearly 10-month organizing campaign and legal effort, a new arrangement allows pastoral teams to provide spiritual care, prayer and approved sacramental ministry at ICE facilities in the Windy …
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May. 27 Wednesday of the Eighth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop; Ember Wednesday, Opt. Mem.
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Augustine of Canterbury (d. 605), who was born in Rome and died in Canterbury, England, in 604. When Pope Gregory I heard that …
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“Magnifica humanitas”: Pope Leo XIV Makes Major Appeal to “Disarm AI” in His First Encyclical
By Mikael Corre, Permanent Special Correspondent in Rome, La Croix Published May 25, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. (Translated from French into English) Pope Leo XIV published his first encyclical on …
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U.S. bishops praise Leo’s encyclical on AI, echo concern for human dignity, common good
Catholic bishops in the United States reacted positively to Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, which touched on both concerns and hopes about the development of artificial intelligence (AI) with his …
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Anthropic co-founder points to 3 ethical challenges of AI at Magnifica Humanitas presentation
During the presentation of Pope Leo XIVʼs first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, the co-founder of Anthropic, Christopher Olah, pointed to three major ethical challenges posed by the development of artificial intelligence …