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Ethics Bowl shows what is missing in political discourse

waclarke@catholicregister.private (Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic Register) — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:57:16 -0500

“We look forward to hearing what you have to enrich the discussion,” said one student to an opponent at the second annual Ethics Bowl Feb. 27 in discussing whether or not pardoning criminals gave justice to the victims. “I’m excited to hear what team B has to say,” said another young competitor with a smile.

Papal academy fosters ethics, multidisciplinary alliances in AI debate

Mon, 11 May 2020 11:04:21 -0400

VATICAN CITY -- Given the huge impact technology and artificial intelligence will have on humanity and the environment, the Pontifical Academy for Life is seeking to foster more ethical and moral reflection.

Pandemic putting ethics to the test

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:00:00 -0400

In a crisis, hard decisions have to be made.

When there aren’t enough ventilators or Intensive Care Unit beds for everyone who needs one, it��Ƶapp left to medical ethicists to provide guidance to clinicians faced with dire decisions about who lives and who dies.

Robotics needs ethical guidelines, speakers say at Vatican meeting

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 16:32:27 -0500

VATICAN – As robotics play an increasingly greater role in today's world, their technological capabilities must not outpace ethical concerns, said a number of speakers at the Pontifical Academy for Life's workshop on "Robo-ethics: Humans, Machines and Health."

Humanity can be dangerously spellbound by hi-tech progress, Pope Francis warns

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 09:47:47 -0500

VATICAN – Technology holds the potential to benefit all of humankind, but it also poses risky and unforeseen results, Pope Francis said.

Prohibit 'killer robots' now before they are used in wars, Vatican official says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 13:53:57 -0500

VATICAN – Fully automated and autonomous lethal weapons systems must be banned now before they become a reality in tomorrow's wars, a Vatican representative said.

Gambling fuels addictions, creates unethical source of tax revenue, Vatican says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 11:52:13 -0500

VATICAN – Legalizing gambling fuels addictions, creating more and more compulsive gamblers, and using the industry as a source of tax revenue is unethical, said a major Vatican office.

Every financial decision is a moral choice, Vatican document on economy says

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 17 May 2018 09:34:22 -0400

VATICAN – Financial and economic decisions -- everything from where a family chooses to invest its savings to where a multinational corporation declares its tax residence -- are ethical decisions that can be virtuous or sinful, a new Vatican document said.

Ontario cities target payday loan shops

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 16:02:53 -0400

The sin of usury has come to the attention of city planning committees across Ontario as they begin to craft zoning laws to control the spread of payday loan stores.

After Peruvian president resigns, bishops urge moral, ethical recovery

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:51:50 -0400

LIMA, Peru – Peru's bishops called for Peruvians to work together to root out corruption in the wake of the resignation of the country's president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, amid accusations of corruption.