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German Bishop Recalls Habermas-Ratzinger Dialogue After Philosopher’s Death

Louisa Gouliamaki
Internationally renowned German philosopher Juergen Habermas speaks to journalists in an auditorium of the Philosophical School of Athens on Aug. 6, 2013. He died at the age of 96 in Germany on March 14, 2026.

The chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference praised the late philosopher Jürgen Habermas’ landmark 2004 dialogue with the future Pope Benedict XVI on faith and reason.

Iranian Missile Fragments Fall Near Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Fragments of an Iranian missile on a rooftop adjacent to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on March 16, 2026.

The Government of Israel condemned the Iranian regime for 'firing missiles at the holy sites of Jerusalem, endangering Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike.'

Pakistan’s ‘Blasphemy Business’ Leaves Christian Families Shattered

Families protest outside Lahore Press Club on Dec. 30, 2025, for 22-year-old Fatima Jahangir, who died in custody at Kot Lakhpat Prison on April 2, 2024, after alleged torture and neglect following a blasphemy charge. Inset: Imran Rehman, 35, has been detained since his September 2022 arrest on blasphemy-related charges.

Recent reports and investigations point to a coordinated network that lures victims online and uses blasphemy laws to extort and entrap — with devastating human consequences.

Catholic Ethicists File Amicus Brief Backing Anthropic in Pentagon Dispute

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A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle arrives at Leeuwarden Air Base during the Ramstein Flag exercise in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, April 10, 2025.

Catholic moral theologians say Church teaching supports Anthropic’s refusal to allow its AI systems to be used for mass surveillance or autonomous weapons.