Shortly before the Sept. 24 beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in St. Louis, the White House issued a presidential message marking the occasion.
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Recent calls from several artificial intelligence leaders for a slowdown in the technology’s development are worth heeding — and the Church is already helping to shape the discussion around AI …
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Ezra Jin Mingri, lawmakers call on Trump to push Xi to free prisoners of conscience
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonEzra Jin Mingri, founder and pastor of an underground church, called for the release of China’s prisoners of conscience at a hearing Sept. 22 on Capitol Hill.
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Trump tells UN he may opt to ‘annihilate’ Iran, will rebrand AI ‘superintelligence’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump said in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly that he may decide to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate the Islamic Republic.”
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Texas bishop denounces ICE shooting in Austin, says people ‘living in terror and fear’
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonBishop Daniel E. Garcia denounced the shooting of a man by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin, Texas, who was delivering for DoorDash.
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Washington Letter: Advocates push Trump to raise human rights issues in Xi meeting
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonAdvocates have urged President Donald Trump to raise human rights issues, including religious freedom, when Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Washington.
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Trump names Bishop Barron to international religious freedom watchdog
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump’s new appointees to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom include Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, the commission said Sept. 16.
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Trump backs Irish unification, bucking US neutrality, drawing US Irish Catholic praise
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonPresident Donald Trump backed Irish unification during a meeting Sept. 12 with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in Dublin, a move that drew praise from a U.S. Irish Catholic fraternal …
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Washington Letter: Cost-of-living worries and Trump take center stage as midterms near
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonWith 50 days left before the midterm elections as of Sep. 14, polls show Americans are increasingly concerned about cost-of-living increases, an issue affecting multiple areas of Catholic social concern.
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Ensuring ballot access for eligible voters part of faithful citizenship, Catholic leaders say
by Kate Scanlonby Kate ScanlonParticipation in elections is a key component of faithful citizenship for U.S. Catholics, as is advocating for free and fair elections, Catholic leaders said Sept. 11.
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