Tag: Vatican
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Vatican again calls for a moratorium on killer robots
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Aug 30, 2024 / 14:12 pm A representative of Pope Francis recently reaffirmed the Vatican’s opposition to lethal autonomous weapons systems, known popularly as “killer robots,” with the Vatican stressing that “no machine should ever choose to take the life of a human being.” Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Holy See’s…
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China officially recognizes formerly ‘underground’ bishop, Vatican says
By Kristina Millare Vatican City, Aug 27, 2024 / 13:00 pm The Vatican announced Tuesday its “satisfaction” that China has officially recognized Bishop Melchior Shi Hongzhen as bishop of Tianjin. “This provision is a positive fruit of the dialogue established over the years between the Holy See and the Chinese government,” reads a Holy See…