Bishops’ committee faces backlash over call for Cuba to be removed from terrorism sponsor list — By: Catholic News Agency

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 10, 2024 / 15:55 pm (CNA). A U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) committee chairman’s call for the U.S. government to remove Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terrorism has…

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Biden administration shifts again, appears to back sex-change surgeries for minors — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: itakdalee/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 10, 2024 / 16:25 pm (CNA). President Joe Biden’s administration has shifted its position on sex-change surgeries for minors for the second time this month, now appearing to support surgical gender transitions for people under the age of 18. Neera Tanden, the director of the White House…

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Pope Francis tells AI leaders: No machine should ever choose to take human life — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Blue Planet Studio/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Jul 10, 2024 / 10:33 am (CNA). Pope Francis urged artificial intelligence leaders on Wednesday to “protect human dignity in this new era of machines.” In a message to an AI ethics conference in Hiroshima, Japan, with leaders from Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, the United Nations, and representatives…

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