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  • Vatican laments ‘massacre of elderly’ due to COVID

    Vatican laments ‘massacre of elderly’ due to COVID

    • Feb 9, 2021

    After the “massacre of the elderly” due COVID-19 pandemic, the Vatican is calling for the world to re-think the way it cares for old people.

    By Inés San Martín
  • Vatican urges equal access to vaccines amid production delay

    • Jan 24, 2021

    As vaccine distribution plans slow down throughout the North America and Europe due to a delay in production, the Vatican has called for equitable disbursement.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Vatican calls for equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution

    Vatican calls for equitable COVID-19 vaccine distribution

    • Dec 29, 2020

    The Vatican’s coronavirus commission and the Pontifical Academy for Life issued a joint statement calling for a coordinated international effort to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.

    By Junno Arocho Esteves
  • Vatican, tech heads see COVID as opportunity for ‘ethical’ AI solutions

    Vatican, tech heads see COVID as opportunity for ‘ethical’ AI solutions

    • Sep 25, 2020

    Representatives of the Vatican and several major tech companies have expressed a common conviction that the heightened dependence on technology amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has opened the door to innovations in artificial intelligence aimed at solving the world’s most pressing issues.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Italian government taps Vatican official to head commission on elderly care

    Italian government taps Vatican official to head commission on elderly care

    • Sep 22, 2020

    Italy’s Ministry for Health announced Monday that it had formed a new commission for elderly care in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and that the Vatican’s top official on life issues, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, had been tapped as its president.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Life academy promotes ethical ways AI can with help food security

    Life academy promotes ethical ways AI can with help food security

    • Sep 16, 2020

    As part of its ongoing collaboration with two of the world’s leading developers of AI software, the Pontifical Academy for Life will launch a new joint project looking at ethical ways artificial intelligence can be used to guarantee food security.

    By Carol Glatz
  • Australian bishops join discussion on morality of possible COVID-19 vaccine

    Australian bishops join discussion on morality of possible COVID-19 vaccine

    • Aug 28, 2020

    More bishops are pleading with their governments to give priority to ethically developed coronavirus vaccines, but many also are telling Catholics that not getting vaccinated is a more serious moral problem than using the problematic vaccines.

    By Catholic News Service
  • Vatican official says ‘life’ should never be used as a political weapon

    Vatican official says ‘life’ should never be used as a political weapon

    • Aug 28, 2020

    As the United States presidential elections draw nearer and candidates on both sides tout their position on life issues as reasons for their electability, the Vatican’s top official in the area has cautioned against turning life into an ideological weapon.

    By Elise Ann Allen
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