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SearchThe rise of smartphone culture has had a negative effect on most kinds of in-person socialization, Catholic social scientists say, exacerbating loneliness and serving as a barrier to fruitful, holy relationships.
Venerable Sister Maria Theresia of the Most Holy Trinity, a devotee of St. Thérèse, is on track to become the second St. Louis-based saint.
Catholic theologian Léocadie Lushombo praised Pope Leo’s ‘prophetic’ inclusion of care for digital workers and encouraged people to ‘care about knowing’ how their use of AI products affects other people.
Experts praised Pope Leo’s encyclical both for its broader articulation of the proper relationship between humanity and technology, as well for its evaluation of AI using Catholic social principles such as subsidiarity, solidarity and the common good.
Pivotal players have emerged in the conversation — despite never having seen AI firsthand: Jesuit Father Bernard Lonergan and French philosopher René Girard.
Loquacious and quick with a smile and a joke, the newly installed Bishop Godfrey Mullen ministers to a hometown flock, ‘people that I’ve known since I was 9 months old.’
The nonprofit provides both the logistical support and community oversight to help more Catholic young adult communities take root in underused Church properties, like old rectories and convents.
The U.S. ambassador to the Holy See also proposed a destination for a hypothetical papal visit to the United States: Silicon Valley.
EXCLUSIVE: On Venerable Augustus Tolton, former slave-turned-Catholic priest: ‘He carried his crosses in life quietly and heroically,’ says Bishop Thomas Paprocki.
Catholic philosopher and scholar of human cognition helps his Big Tech colleagues think through timely questions — with the aim of making AI safe and helping humanity flourish.
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