This article forms part of Render unto Caesar a publication on taxation by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales
Read more >>Taxation in Catholic Scholastic Thought
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Taxation in Sacred Scripture
This article forms part of Render unto Caesar a publication on taxation by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales and is published posthumously
Read more >>Five Lessons on Human Dignity from Magnifica Humanitas
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas has often been presented primarily as the Church’s latest reflection on artificial intelligence. Yet to read it in that context alone would be to miss its deeper significance. The encyclical is fundamentally a reflection on what it means to be human in an age increasingly shaped by technology, biotechnology, digital systems, and new forms of power. Its central call is for humanity “to remain profoundly human” in a technological age (MH, 15).
Read more >>Magnifica humanitas and the call to holiness
With his social encyclical Magnifica humanitas, Pope Leo XIV has made good the promise contained in the choice of his name. It is a pastoral document that reaches out to non-Christians. It invites all to enter dialogue and engage in discernment. At the same time, it is a document firmly rooted in the Christian revelation of a triune God from whom all wisdom flows. Leo XIV evokes the tower of Babel as a negative example of human pride and to the wise architect Nehemiah who patiently rebuilds Jerusalem as a positive image. He calls for multilateralism and diplomacy rather than for a global political authority as some of his predecessors had done.
Read more >>The Catholic Church and rearmament
On Thursday 14 May, Ascension Day in some countries, Pope Leo XIV visited one of the largest universities in Europe, La Sapienza in Rome. In a wide-ranging address[1] which drew on the restlessness of St Augustine as a young man, at one point the Holy Father said:
Read more >>Magnifica Humanitas – on the “new things” of the 21st century
‘We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fulness in Christ, the splendour of which no machine can ever replace’ (Magnifica Humanitas, 15)
Read more >>Explaining social justice using the Prodigal Son
In this blog post, I explain the distinction between social and distributive justice in Catholic social teaching, using the parable of the Prodigal Son.
Read more >>Principles of Catholic social thought and teaching
On the website www.catholicsocialthought.org.uk, there is a set of videos that introduce Catholic social thought and teaching. We continue featuring those videos on the blog with the video on Principles of Catholic Social Thought and Teaching which focuses on the four pillars of human dignity, the common good, solidarity and subsidiarity. These are also available in Portuguese .
Read more >>Catholic Social Thought videos
On the website www.catholicsocialthought.org.uk, there is a set of videos that introduce Catholic social thought and teaching. These will be featured on the blog over the coming weeks. These are also available in Portuguese .
Read more >>AI at the Service of Humanity and the Church
Introduction
This article does not address the risks or dangers of artificial intelligence – that subject is covered in multiple places. Nor will it go into the questions that fascinate me as a philosopher: the nature of intelligence, consciousness, self‑awareness, etc. Instead, it will address an important practical topic. I will reflect on how AI can serve humanity and the Church.
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