In “Magnifica Humanitas,” Pope Leo draws measured judgments about the features, promises and risks associated with the advanced technology revolution that is rapidly reshaping the ways we communicate, work and govern.
Catholic Social Teaching
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Something is wrong with the modern university. Catholic social teaching offers a solution.
A seemingly shared conviction these days is that universities exist to produce correct opinions rather than pursue truth. In this moment of crisis, I have found myself returning to Catholic social teaching for guidance.
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A.I. is the headline for ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ but Catholic social teaching is its spine
The first two chapters of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ are a masterclass in how the church understands and develops its social teaching.
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In ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ Pope Leo delivers on a people-first vision for AI
Leo’s answer is clear: A person’s dignity does not depend on what they can ‘achieve or produce.’
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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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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.
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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.
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Catholic social teaching says all work is good for us—paid or unpaid.
The Catholic social teaching tradition maintains that in its essence and at its best, work can be good for us, an insight social science confirms. This includes all kinds paid work but unpaid work as well.
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How to justly conduct an unjust war? Catholic scholars weigh in on Iran
Nine leading Catholic scholars give their take on what duties just war theory requires of the United States at this stage of its conflict with Iran.
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What A.I. has to do with poverty and human dignity
How can we in the church ensure that the voices of the most vulnerable remain at the center of discussions about artificial intelligence?