Science and Technology

Are Catholics ready for AI?

Quinton Amundson · October 20, 2025

“The danger isn’t that AI will suddenly wake up, it’s that we’ll forget that it hasn’t.”

Church can't be 'AI-illiterate,' McGrattan says

Quinton Amundson · October 20, 2025

Calgary Bishop William McGrattan said the Church cannot ignore the profound implications of the rapidly advancing technological revolution that is artificial intelligence.

AI symposium asks: Are Catholics ready?

Benefits, risks to be examined in conversation on ethical and moral leadership

Quinton Amundson · October 11, 2025

St. Mary’s University and the Diocese of Calgary are joining forces to advance the conversation about Catholic ethical and moral leadership on artificial intelligence with an Oct. 17 and 18 symposium titled “AI Is Transforming Society: Are Catholics Ready?”

Fear not AI, but educate yourself, priest says

Quinton Amundson · September 22, 2025

One of the first things Fr. Philip Larrey learned at the start of a 20-year run teaching philosophy, logic and epistemology at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome is that “you never tell a bishop what to do.”

Choose your AI path wisely

There are two divergent roads — the golden path or the dark path

Quinton Amundson · July 27, 2025

Matthew Harvey Sanders, the creator of the most popular Catholic artificial intelligence platform, Magisterium AI, tantalizes the “golden age” possibilities and portends the potential hazards of the society-disrupting technology.

AI must have ethical management, regulation protecting human person, Pope Leo says

Carol Glatz · July 11, 2025

Pope Leo XIV urged global leaders and experts to establish a network for the governance of AI and to seek ethical clarity regarding its use.

‘Moral imagination’ can guide the future of AI

We have the agency to shape how AI will influence us

Quinton Amundson · June 4, 2025

Dr. Steven Umbrello suggested that 80 years of popular science fiction have effectively convinced many that technology is deterministic: scientists create an intelligent design, and that creation becomes sentient and inevitably turns on humanity.

AI needs some Christian ethics, UBC prof says

Nicholas Elbers · April 17, 2025

The tech world isn’t known for its moral character. Its pursuit of efficiency and technological progress rarely demonstrates a deeper appreciation of spiritual or moral considerations.

Laws, ethical principles can ensure AI benefits all, speakers say

Carol Glatz · February 18, 2025

While the possible benefits of AI may outnumber its feared risks, a group of experts meeting in Rome insisted global legislation and ethical principles must be developed and applied now to protect human rights and curb or prevent possible harm.

Pope Francis: Without human control, AI could show its 'fearsome' side

Carol Glatz · February 11, 2025

Ways must be found to ensure artificial intelligence benefits everyone and protects the environment, given the high amounts of energy consumed by data centers, Pope Francis told leaders at a global meeting on AI.