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- Religion
Pontiff’s plea for compassion puts humanity first as AI reshapes world
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence shows that, in him, ordinary people do have a champion.
- Barney Zwartz
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Melbourne’s Catholic Church offloads another $30m in property
The church has now sold almost a whole row of properties lining the block between Lansdowne Street and Morrison Place in East Melbourne.
- Nicole Lindsay
- Opinion
- AI
‘Idolatry of profit’: Pope Leo takes on AI’s wannabe trillionaires
The Pope takes a stand against those who want the morality and ethics of artificial intelligence to be entirely in the hands of its creators.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
The no-nonsense nun who got things done for the homeless and mentally ill
Sister Myree Harris was an advocate for the less fortunate: she was “Christ-like, washing their feet, devoted to the end and a possible candidate for sainthood”.
- Malcolm Brown
‘Astonishing brutality’: Pope warns of unending war, weapons now beyond human control
In his first encyclical, Leo urged governments to slow down and closely regulate AI, warning about some autonomous weapons systems.
- Joshua McElwee
- Opinion
- Five Minutes with Fitz
She sued the Pope, defended Julian Assange and just won the Sydney Peace Prize. Is Jennifer Robinson our most fascinating lawyer?
Jennifer Robinson is an internationally renowned human rights lawyer. Her documentary, Silenced, will open the Sydney Film Festival next month.
- Peter FitzSimons
- Opinion
- Education
Our kids are segregated in every way imaginable. We should look to Canada for a solution
The Australian education system is unique – but not in a good way.
- Jane Caro
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
Watching Pope Leo school Trump is a blessed sight
Amoral US President Donald Trump has taken on the saintly Pope Leo, the first American to lead the Catholic Church. Trump’s not winning.
- Maureen Dowd
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Trump’s taken aim at the Pope. It’s another holy war he can’t win
Trump was re-elected with strong support from white American Catholics. Picking a fight with the pontiff is not in his political or ecclesiastical interest.
- Julia Baird
‘Ravaged by tyrants’: Pope blasts those who ‘manipulate’ God to justify war amid Trump feud
Leo took aim at “the masters of war” who spend billions of dollars on conflict. His unusually forceful remarks came just days after the US president attacked him on social media.
- Joshua McElwee