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• USCCB encourages 'Cabrini Pledge' (USCCB)
  The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has published a Cabrini Pledge card, named after St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917), an Italian immigrant who became the United States’ first canonized saint. The Cabrini Pledge entails seven commitments, including “to affirm, in word and deed, the inherent dignity of every person, regardless of immigration status or […]
• Vatican diplomat: Catholic institutions under 'extreme duress' in Sudan (Holy See Mission)
  Addressing a UN Human Rights Council meeting on the massacre in El Fasher, Sudan, a Vatican diplomat said that “Catholic-run clinics, schools and community centers in conflict zones have either been forced to close or are operating under extreme duress.” “Their staff, many of whom are volunteers, face daily threats, and many have been displaced,” […]
• Vatican officials weigh in on AI (L'Osservatore Romano (Italian))
  The prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication and the secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education discussed artificial intelligence (AI) at a conference organized by the Pontifical University of Salamanca and the International Federation of Catholic Universities. “We must not entrust to artificial intelligence human decisions that have to do with morality and […]
• Nuclear menace is 'morally indefensible,' Vatican foreign minister says (Vatican News (Italian))
  Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, delivered a lecture on November 13 in Florence on “The Nuclear Menace: New Scenarios of Risk and the Commitment of Christians.” “The idea of ​​building peace on the threat of total destruction or on the illusion that stability can derive […]