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April 11, 2023

Mary, Mariana and Moreno: Catholic mysticism in the Ecuadorian mountains

April 11, 2023

There’s a rugged patch of the high Latin American Andes which is an enigmatic treat, steeped in Catholic mystery, fables, prophecy and art. Yet the Conceptionist convent on the beautiful streets of Quito, Ecuador, remains an unfamiliar pilgrimage destination across much of the Anglosphere. It is central to the story of Mother Mariana, a woman

Catholic bioethics institute criticises ‘extreme’ proposals to deregulate embryo research and IVF legislation

April 11, 2023

A world-leading Catholic bioethical institute has severely criticised proposals to radically deregulate destructive experimentation on human embryos. A consultation by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) proposes the abolition of the 14-day upper time limit on experiments on foetuses and human-monkey hybrid embryos conceived outside the womb. The regulatory quango also wants to permit the

What will the Pontifical Academy for Life conclude on the use of artificial intelligence?

April 11, 2023

In recent months, there has been a lot of discussion on social media of artificial intelligence, or AI, following the release of extremely powerful new forms of the technology. Programmes like ChatGPT can write complex essays and poems, create fake photographs and videos, and sustain convincing conversations on many different subjects. Just a few days