News & Commentary
Papal adviser, head of Microsoft talk ethics and AI in conversation
OSV News
August 1, 2024
Dozens of technologists and Catholics gathered at Microsoft in Redmond for a conversation about ethics in artificial intelligence between an "unlikely pair," as they were introduced: a papal adviser and the head of Microsoft.
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The Franciscan Friar Who Taught Me To Read
Stephen Copeland
July 31, 2024
There’s a line from the poet Robert Lax that would always make my dear friend, Fr. Dan Riley, choke up. That line was this: “We rose and came to the field.”
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Biden calls for sweeping changes to high court, including term limits and enforceable ethics code
OSV News
July 30, 2024
President Joe Biden July 29 called for legislation and a constitutional amendment that would result in massive changes to the U.S. Supreme Court, including term limits for justices and an enforceable ethics code.
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Archbishop prays for residents, tourists in Canadian Rockies town devastated by wildfires
OSV News
July 29, 2024
Edmonton Archbishop Richard W. Smith's heart is with the people of Jasper, Alberta, and tourists forced to evacuate from the wildfire devastating the small alpine town and the neighboring famous Jasper National Park in the overnight hours of July 24 ...
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Advocates ‘troubled’ by alleged abuse of migrant kids in US-funded shelters
OSV News
July 26, 2024
Catholic immigration and anti-trafficking advocates are expressing grave concern over alleged systemic sexual abuse of unaccompanied migrant children by staff of a private contractor for the U.S. government.
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Remembering Catholic comedian Bob Newhart
OSV News
July 25, 2024
About the same time Chicago-area native George Robert Newhart was inching his way from an accounting job toward a career in comedy, his older sister Joan was professing her final vows as a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin ...
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Catholic climate policy advocates express concern about Trump proposals