The pope has warned that AI is never truly neutral: it reflects the society that made it. He has called for ethical oversight – and protecting workers.
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Long before Pittsburgh’s modern Irish celebrations existed, Irish immigrants helped shape the city in the 19th century via the railroads, canals and steel industry.
Young Latinos’ activism for immigrant rights ove the past few months has put a spotlight on their importance for the future of the Catholic Church.
Accompaniment, rooted in modern Catholic social thought, calls for putting the needs of the most vulnerable first.
Augustus Tolton was ordained in Rome in 1886. Previously, the only Black Catholic priests in the US had been men who presented themselves as white.
Peruvians − including non-Catholics, some members of the LGBTQ+ community and others who are marginalized − also revere the Virgen de la Puerta.
The 1798 rebellion aimed at creating a secular state with equal rights regardless of religion.
Peruvians have celebrated the election of a man many knew as a missionary and bishop during his 2 decades of service in the South American country.
The motto that Francis selected for his papacy, ‘looking at him with mercy, he chose him,’ was inspired by Caravaggio’s painting.
From his new name to the title he uses to introduce himself, a pope’s first appearance involves symbolic choices that signal his intentions as leader of the Catholic Church.
The most pressing challenge facing African Catholicism is how to wean itself from western resources.
For centuries, the role has gone to a member of the College of Cardinals – and almost always to an Italian. Might we soon have our first pope from Asia or Africa?
Pope Francis is being remembered as a pastoral leader – and in some ways, his treatment of women in the Catholic Church was unprecedented. But he could have done more.
The holiday used to be a solemn feast day when you’d be far more likely to see the color blue.
The FACE Act was signed by Bill Clinton in 1994 to guarantee access to abortion and reproductive health care protected by the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.
Maria Clementina Sobieski – one of just three women buried in St Peter’s Basilica – lived a life of extraordinary defiance and determination.
A scholar of religion and migration writes about the long-standing tensions among Christians regarding their moral obligations to those more or less closely connected to them.
Some say an oral promise of religious protection read out at Waitangi in 1840 amounts to a fourth article of the Treaty. But the historical evidence isn’t there.
When satire targets marginalized groups, it risks reinforcing harmful stereotypes rather than challenging them.
Luce carries symbols that have been associated with pilgrimage in Europe since the 12th century, particularly with the shrine of St. James in northwestern Spain.
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Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union
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Associate Professor of Intellectual Heritage, Temple University
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Professor of History, Australian Catholic University
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Director of the Marian Library and Professor, University of Dayton
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Elizabeth Kahl Figge Chair in Catholic Studies, University of Iowa
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Professor of History and Gender Studies, Boise State University
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President, Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Visiting Professor, Institute of Irish Studies, QUB and Emeritus Professor of Spatial Planning, University of Aberdeen
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Assistant Professor, Bard Early College
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Middlebury College
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Edward A. Malloy Chair of Catholic Studies, Professor of Theological Studies, Vanderbilt University