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"We cannot remain silent": UISG to hold global prayer for peace

The International Union of Superiors General (UISG) calls for "prayer, fasting, and action for an unarmed and disarming peace" to take place on Friday, March 6, at 3:30 pm (Rome time). The event will be livestreamed and open to the faithful and all people of goodwill.

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AI companies aim ‘not to help workers, but to replace them'

William Jones of the Future of Life Institute speaks to Vatican News about the current state of AI development, the impact it is already having on human beings, and the role of religion in carving out a positive future for our species.

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South Sudan: The strong condemnation of the Bishops following massacre in Jonglei State

Members of the Sudan and South Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference (SSSCBC) have strongly condemned what some UN agencies have described as yet another massacre of innocent civilians in South Sudan’s Jonglei State

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Catholic Rwandan opposition leader’s daughter speaks out ahead of her mother’s trial

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza was a wife and mother who had no intention of working in politics, but “it was her heart that was moved for the Rwandan people" that led her to human rights work.

Pope Leo XIV explains the Church’s ‘human and divine dimensions’

The pope’s catechesis focused on the dogmatic constitution Lumen Gentium, one of the pillars of Vatican II.

Cardinal Parolin: Preventive wars risk setting the world ablaze

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin speaks to Vatican News about events in the Middle East, warning of a dangerous rise of multipolarism marked by the primacy of power.

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‘2 hours to pack up’: How the Iranian conflict has upended Catholic pilgrimages in the region

The U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran brought major conflict to the Middle East and sent Christian pilgrims scrambling for safe harbor there.

ITC: Humanity’s future lies in relationship, not technology

The International Theological Commission publishes “Quo vadis, humanitas (“Humanity, where are you going?”): The epochal challenge of Christian anthropology in the era of artificial intelligence and posthumanism.”

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Middle East Christian communities grapple with anguish and uncertainty

Christians in the Middle East share their experience of living through difficult days as bombardments against Iran continue, along with retaliatory strikes from Tehran.

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Pope at Audience: The Church's humanity and divinity are in harmony

During his weekly General Audience, Pope Leo XIV continues reflecting on 'Lumen gentium,' suggesting there is no opposition between the human and divine dimensions of the Church, and reminding that the Church is not some ideal apart but that of Christ throughout history.

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