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Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "AI Artificial Intelligence" in this Feb. 19, 2024, illustration. (OSV News illustration/Dado Ruvic, Reuters)

As US celebrates Labor Day, how AI should–and should not–be used at work

The dignity of workers must be protected amid the growing use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' domestic policy committee said in an Aug. 29 statement for Labor Day, Sept. 1.
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National Right to Life decries new bill aimed at codifying Roe v. Wade

The Women's Health Protection Act, introduced in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House June 8 "would invalidate nearly all existing state limitations on abortion," said Jennifer Popik, director of federal legislation for National Right to Life.
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Harris’ Central America agenda features longtime concerns for the church

During her first foreign trip to Latin America as U.S. vice president June 7 and 8, Kamala Harris took on a topic that has long been on the mind of the Catholic Church in the Americas: alleviating the problems that ...
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Pope denies cardinal’s request to resign; agrees ‘we have sinned’

Agreeing with German Cardinal Reinhard Marx that Catholic leaders cannot adopt an "ostrich policy" in the face of the clerical sexual abuse crisis, Pope Francis still told the cardinal that he would not accept his resignation as head of the ...
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Canadian church pledges support for Muslims after ‘hate’ attack on family

Faith communities and politicians condemned an attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario, that police have labeled a hate crime.
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Efforts to end human trafficking takes shape in West Africa

Clergy, women religious and laypeople pledged to strengthen existing networks and build new partnerships to fight human trafficking in West Africa during a five-day conference.
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Pope leads prayers for Indigenous children who died in Canadian schools

Pope Francis led hundreds of pilgrims and visitors in St. Peter's Square in a moment of silent prayer for the Indigenous children who died in Canadian residential schools and for their grieving families.
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