Pope Leo XIV laments ‘growing deterioration’ of the Amazon’s natural environment — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Leo XIV sent a video message to the participants of the sixth assembly of the Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon (CEAMA, by its Spanish acronym). The region is the largest tropical rainforest on the planet, covering an area of ​​approximately 2.59 million square miles shared by nine South American countries. The pontiff lamented the…

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Catholic ethicists file amicus brief backing Anthropic in Pentagon dispute — By: Catholic News Agency

A group of Catholic moral theologians and ethicists have filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in federal court in support of Anthropic, an American artificial intelligence (AI) company that is suing the Department of Defense over the Pentagon’s insistence that it should be free to use Anthropic’s AI products without restriction, including…

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Jurors given piano performance, crash course in music as part of copyright suit over Catholic hymns — By: Catholic News Agency

A years-old copyright lawsuit over Catholic hymns saw jurors in Oregon this week receive a crash course in music reading along with a livestreamed performance of the songs at the center of the dispute. The suit, originally filed by American Catholic composer Vincent Ambrosetti in May 2020, accuses songwriter Bernadette Farrell and Oregon Catholic Press…

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Catholic legal group ‘hopes and prays’ Supreme Court will side with Haitian, Syrian migrants — By: Catholic News Agency

The Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), which works closely with the U.S. bishops, told EWTN News that it “hopes and prays” the U.S. Supreme Court will order President Donald Trump’s administration to keep protections in place for Syrian and Haitian migrants. On March 16, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a lawsuit that challenges the…

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House bill targets environmental impact of chemical abortion and doctors’ role in the process — By: Catholic News Agency

A recent bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would regulate abortion pills due to their potential environmental impact. The Clean Water for All Life Act would also require a physician to be present for the chemical abortion and a “catch kit” for contaminated blood and aborted tissue. It would also require an in-person…

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