The annual New York Encounter, held Feb. 16-18 and organized by the Catholic lay movement Communion and Liberation, had as this year's theme, "Tearing Open the Sleeping Soul," addressing with music, poetry and panel discussions, "a sense of paralysis in front of
Any response to AI can find a foundation in Catholic social teaching, famously emphasized in Pope Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical on capital and labor "Rerum Novarum."
"The tradition of Catholic social teaching started as a kind of a response to the industrial revolution,"
Catholic Polytechnic University, a new Catholic university focused on STEM education and research, aims to enroll its first class of students this fall. The Los Angeles-area university seeks to provide students a unique "deeply Catholic" postsecondary education that excels in science and
"In a recent discussion of the potential benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence, a friend expressed that those developing such technologies were ‘playing God.’ At this point everyone nodded solemnly. No one needed to say that this was a bad thing. But
Technological advances in transportation, video calling and even the now-seemingly-archaic email, have allowed for a transient way of life, one where pieces of your heart are left behind or taken with someone as they move from place to place. Yet, there is
Three "digital missionaries" share their thoughts about forming digital disciples and online evangelization which was emphasized in the Synod on Synodality's synthesis report.
In mid-September, the FDA's Pediatric Advisory Committee met to discuss and provide recommendations on the future of artificial womb technology for extremely premature infants, or babies born before 28 weeks of pregnancy. The independent committee considered plans to establish the safety and
In 1997, the critically acclaimed science fiction film “Gattaca” depicted a genetically-stratified dystopia in which the genetically engineered class ruled over those who had been born naturally. A little over 20 years later, “Gattaca” is being revamped for television, and its science
When the International Society for Stem Cell Research recently held its annual meeting in Boston, the more than 4,000 assembled scientists from 75 countries were promised "the future starts here."
That future, they were told -- in a plenary address by professor Magdalena
Catholic theologian and Our Sunday Visitor columnist Brett Salkeld doesn’t own a smartphone (which, needless to say, is a rarity these days). He writes: “This leads to inconveniences. I am expected to use a smartphone to track (and interact with) my kids’