The bishops‘ note warns that an “emotional bombardment” employed as part of some methods of evangelization can become a form of spiritual abuse or promote an “emotional reductionist” form of Catholic spirituality.
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Interview: What Pope Leo’s apology for the church’s role in slavery means to Black Catholics
“It is not easy to be Black and Catholic in the United States. That’s why, I think, I felt so moved.”
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Will Pope Leo’s A.I. encyclical produce a Catholic social teaching catchphrase?
With the notion of “disarming A.I.,” Pope Leo primarily means human-made strategies to prevent some of the worst case effects of runaway A.I. on social life and communities. He also means keeping A.I. off battlefields.
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Catholic ministry and AI: the risks, limits and opportunities
For many involved in ministry every day, the question of whether to engage with A.I. has already passed. The question that remains is how.
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Trump deserves a failing grade on ‘Laudato Si’’ report card
The Trump administration’s energy and environmental policies pose grave threats to the care-of-creation agenda outlined in Pope Francis’ seminal encyclical, “Laudato Si’.”
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New nonpartisan coalition in Fresno offers a model for Catholic organizing in a divided country
Many may be tempted to grow cynical about efforts to improve their communities, but people of faith “choose engagement over indifference, solidarity over isolation, and hope over resignation.”
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Trump’s ‘get tough’ on Cuba policy piles on island’s suffering
Trump’s “tough Cuba policy” breaks with recent efforts toward rapprochement supported by the Catholic Church, with the aim of overturning the Cuban revolution by year’s end.
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Taiwan’s tiny Catholic Church faces youth exodus as big powers decide the island’s fate
While the world knows about the crisis between mainland China and its “breakaway province” of Taiwan, within Taiwan itself a small Catholic community is struggling with its own challenges.
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Catholic ministries in Bangladesh face new challenges from Islamic extremists
While discrimination and persecution against Christians has grown sharper, it has been a longstanding problem.
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Christians rally to support aid for Palestinians, end arm sales to Israel
“Instead of funding war, our faith calls us to feed the hungry, defend the oppressed, and work for just peace.”