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Wall Street Journal
5 days ago
- General
- Wall Street Journal
Donald Trump Needs the Likes of Leonard Leo
Does Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse have President's Trump ear? It sounded like it when Mr. Trump strangely accused the conservative lawyer of having 'his own separate ambitions' ('Trump vs. His Own Judges,' Review & Outlook, May 31). Mr. Leo's only goal is to defend human dignity, which in America means supporting the structural limitations on government power built into the Constitution. You don't have to be Leonard's friend to understand what motivates him. His work at the Federalist Society has been focused on cultivating lawyers and judges who understand that individual freedom depends on the separation of powers and checks and balances. Leonard is also a man of deep Catholic faith, and he values the Constitution precisely because it enables people to enjoy the freedom that God gave humanity.
The Herald
6 days ago
- Business
- The Herald
Violence towards children is a sign of ‘abandonment of social responsibility'
The growing number of incidents of violence towards children, including by their mothers, has sparked a call for a 'human-centred approach' in society. Puleng Phaka, second deputy president of the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa), advocated for 'capitalism's profit-before-people system' to be dismantled in favour of a system that ensured 'economic fairness and human dignity'. Numsa denounced 'the commodification of human life, the normalisation of suffering, and the abandonment of social responsibility.' Referencing data that showed 315 children were killed in the second quarter of last year, an increase of 7.5% compared to the same period the year before, Phaka said 'a society driven by greed, exploitation, and economic exclusion creates desperate conditions where violence festers'.
Times of Oman
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Times of Oman
New US-born Pope Leo XIV vows to uphold Pope Francis' legacy, flags AI as major challenge to human dignity
Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, telling church cardinals that they should take up that "precious legacy" and identifying artificial intelligence as a main challenge for working people and "human dignity", CNN reported. Pope Leo, born in Chicago as Robert Prevost, was elected Thursday, becoming the first US-born Pope- to the surprise and delight of many Catholics across the Americas, CNN reported. In his first formal meeting with cardinals, which began with a standing ovation, the new pontiff said he chose his papal name to continue down the path of Pope Leo XIII, who addressed "the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution." Pope Leo XIII ruled the Roman Catholic Church from 1878 until he died in 1903 and is remembered as a pope of Catholic social teaching. He wrote a famous open letter to all Catholics in 1891, called "Rerum Novarum" ("Of Revolutionary Change"), which reflected on the destruction wrought by the Industrial Revolution on the lives of workers. "In our own day, the church offers to everyone the treasury of her social teaching in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice and labor," the new American pontiff said Saturday, speaking in fluent Italian, as quoted by CNN. Wearing the white robes of the papacy, he strongly signaled to the cardinals that his leadership will build upon Pope Francis' church reforms and legacy of social justice. "It has been clearly seen in the example of so many of my predecessors, and most recently by Pope Francis himself, with his example of complete dedication to service and to sober simplicity of life, his abandonment to God throughout his ministry and his serene trust at the moment of his return to the Father's house," Pope Leo told the gathering. "Let us take up this precious legacy and continue on the journey, inspired by the same hope that is born of faith", as per CNN.
ABC News
10-05-2025
- ABC News
Pope Leo warns of AI challenges before unexpected visit to Francis's grave
Pope Leo XIV has spoken of the challenges posed by AI in his first official address to church leaders. After the meeting, Leo made a surprise visit to his predecessor's grave, and then to a small Augustinian sanctuary about an hour out of Rome. Dressed in the white robes of the papacy and speaking fluent Italian, Leo addressed more than 100 of the church's cardinals, telling them they should look to continue the legacy of Pope Francis. The pontiff also discussed artificial intelligence, describing it as a challenge for working people and human dignity. In explaining to cardinals why he chose his pontifical name, he alluded to the social upheaval AI could bring to the world. "There are different reasons for this but mainly because Pope Leo XIII, in his historic encyclical, addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution," he said. "I have sensed myself called upon to continue on the same path. "That is why I've decided to take the name Leo the 14th." After addressing the cardinals, Leo made an unexpected trip to Francis's grave. The former pontiff had asked for his body to be entombed inside his favourite Roman basilica, Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major), rather than in the Vatican. Visitors were delighted by the unexpected sight of the new pope. Leo waved from the passenger side of a Volkswagen vehicle as he arrived. Inside the basilica he walked slowly to Francis's tomb, laying a white flower on it. He then knelt in prayer for a few moments. Luisa Laganaro, from Turin, said she was inside the church when the pope arrived. "We found ourselves with the pope, it was a huge, intense emotion," she said. "My heart is still beating because, well, when will I have the chance again to find myself face to face with the pope? "It's really beautiful." Leo also made an unannounced visit to the Sanctuary of the Madre del Buon Consiglio (Mother of Good Counsel) in Genazzano, near Rome. The late Pope Francis, who died on April 21, made surprise visits to Catholic sites near Rome quite frequently. He asked to be buried at St Mary Major in a simple tomb, decorated only with an inscription of the word "Franciscus", his name in Latin. Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on the Vatican on Sunday morning, local time, when the new pope presides over his first public Sunday prayer. ABC/wires
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Pope Leo XIV identifies biggest threat to humanity
The Brief Pope Leo XIV is echoing the concerns of his predecessor, identifying artificial intelligence as the biggest threat to humanity. In his first formal audience Saturday, Leo also committed to making the Catholic Church more inclusive. Pope Leo XIV made a surprise visit Saturday to a sanctuary south of Rome, where he laid out the vision for his papacy and identified what he sees as the greatest challenge facing humanity. In his first formal audience, Leo repeatedly cited former Pope Francis and the Argentine pope's own 2013 mission statement, making clear a commitment to making the Catholic Church more inclusive and attentive to the faithful and a church that looks out for the "least and rejected." What they're saying Leo XIV identified AI as one of the main issues facing humanity, saying it poses challenges to defending human dignity, justice and labor. RELATED: Pope Leo XIV's first address: Full text Leo said he identified with his predecessor, who addressed the great social question of the day posed by the industrial revolution in the encyclical. "In our own day, the church offers everyone the treasury of its social teaching in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defense of human dignity, justice and labor," he said. RELATED: What is an Augustinian? The backstory Toward the end of his pontificate, Francis became increasingly vocal about the threats to humanity posed by AI and called for an international treaty to regulate it. He warned that such powerful technology risks turning human relations into mere algorithms. Francis brought his message to the Group of Seven industrialized nations when he addressed their summit last year, insisting AI must remain human-centric so that decisions about when to use weapons or even less lethal tools always remain made by humans and not machines. RELATED: List: Countries with the most, fewest popes Francis also used his 2024 annual peace message to call for an international treaty to ensure AI is developed and used ethically, arguing that a technology lacking human values of compassion, mercy, morality and forgiveness is too perilous to develop unchecked. Dig deeper Leo referred to AI in explaining the choice of his name: His namesake, Pope Leo XIII, was pope from 1878 to 1903 and laid the foundation for modern Catholic social thought. He did so most famously with his 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, which addressed workers' rights and capitalism at the dawn of the industrial age. The late pope criticized both laissez-faire capitalism and state-centric socialism, giving shape to a distinctly Catholic vein of economic teaching. The Source This report includes information from The Associated Press.
