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Stopping the spread of A.I. data centers serves the common good
A.I. data centers have driven up greenhouse gas emissions and polluted communities across America. But in one town, residents fought back.
Pope Leo’s encyclical comes just in time: AI is raising questions only religion can answer.
The timing of “Magnifica Humanitas” is not primarily a cause for celebration. It is an occasion for clarity about the perhaps existential dangers that make this encyclical necessary.
Bishop Flores: Pope Leo’s AI encyclical is coming. Don’t let ChatGPT read it for you.
The words of the pope should not be reduced to a program of dogmatic definitions and generated summaries.
The Synod called for lay people to have more influence in choosing bishops—Pope Leo should listen
These are sensible recommendations that Pope Leo should accept.
Secretary Kennedy, good health is not guaranteed by lifestyle choices. We need a fair health care system.
Prioritizing health care for the most vulnerable among us recognizes not only that we were all created equal but also that we were created to care for each other.
Is the Catholic Church ready for a new wave of converts? Our readers weigh in.
“If these converts are impressed by Pope Leo XIV and his leadership, they just might stay for the long haul.”
Latinos are leaving the U.S. Catholic Church in droves. Pope Leo could bring them back.
It is precisely Pope Leo’s ability to speak English, along with his identification with Latin America, that could help the U.S.-born pope stem the exodus of U.S. Latinos from the church.
Unpacking the data behind the ‘Catholic revival’
Is the U.S. Catholic Church seeing a sustained upswing—or merely a return to the pre-pandemic norm?
Archbishop Wenski: The folly of ending a 60-year partnership with Catholic Charities
The Trump administration has abruptly decided to end more than 60 years of relationship with Catholic Charities caring for unaccompanied migrant children.
The rise and fall of Hungary’s Viktor Orban: A lesson for all Christians about putting your hope in politics
The recent electoral defeat of Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, seen by many as a repudiation of his illiberal politics, offers a caution not only to those who had confidently predicted the failure of liberalism but also to those who celebrate its staying power.
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