Holy See on surrogacy: Always protect women and children

Holy See on surrogacy: Always protect women and children

The Permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations has issued a poignant statement highlighting the ethical and legal risks of surrogacy, asserting that technology has “run laps around ethics.” During a side event of the 70th Commission on the Status of...
India’s top court allows Passive Euthanasia

India’s top court allows Passive Euthanasia

In a landmark ruling, India’s Supreme Court has allowed the removal of life support of a 31-year-old man who has been in a vegetative state for more than a decade. This is the first instance of court-approved passive euthanasia – the act of withdrawing or...
Pilgrims flock to Assisi to see relics of St Francis

Pilgrims flock to Assisi to see relics of St Francis

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are visiting Assisi this month to venerate the bones of St Francis, which are on display for the first time since his death 800 years ago. Before this year, St. Francis’ bones had been visible to the public just once in the 800 years...
Artificial intelligence Mimics Human Communication

Artificial intelligence Mimics Human Communication

Religious communities in South Korea participate in a special lecture on artificial intelligence, calling for wisdom, responsibility, and the commitment to human dignity. “Artificial intelligence mimics human communication, and for this reason, it must be used...