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Catholic bioethicist weighs in on scientific effort to create life from scratch — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: science photo/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 28, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). For years, scientists have sought to understand how a collection of chemicals that are not themselves alive — in the case of humans, inanimate organic molecules — are able to work together to create living organisms that can eat, reproduce, and…

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PHOTOS: Challenges and triumphs: The custos of the Holy Land reflects on 9 years — By: Catholic News Agency

Father Francesco Patton, custos of the Holy Land, stops at the Eighth Station of the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem during the Good Friday Via Crucis on March 29, 2024. / Credit: Marinella Bandini Jerusalem, Jan 28, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Franciscan Father Francesco Patton’s nine-year tenure as custos of the Holy Land began unexpectedly…

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New Vatican document says AI should lead to ‘a renewed appreciation of all that is human’ — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Blue Planet Studio/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Jan 28, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). The Vatican on Tuesday released a new “note” addressing the ethical and anthropological implications of artificial intelligence (AI), highlighting distinctions between human and artificial intelligence and offering guidelines meant to ensure that the development and use of AI serve humanity…

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