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The Human Embryo Created by God is Sacred October 29th, 2026

(Contributed by: Bishop Michael Pfeifer, OMI)

The human embryo created by God is indeed sacred because it is a human person in its earliest stage. Sadly, the embryo is being threatened more and more and killed by many.
 
The embryo is made by God with the cooperation of a married woman and man in the Sacrament of Marriage. The main purpose of marriage is to give new life to our world as the married couple increase their love for one another. It is God who gives the soul in the embryo. This is confirmed in the word of God that we have read for years in Psalm 139:13-16, “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
 
Sadly, the embryo is being destroyed more and more in various types of abortion. Abortion presently is the major cause of death each year in our country. According to reputable sources there are at least 1.1 million every year. More than 65% of those deaths are caused by abortion drugs sent through the mail with little to no medical oversight. In addition to ending the lives of babies, abortion pills are dangerous for the mothers who take them. These pills have been found to cause four times as many complications as surgical abortion. Each Parish should have well prepared people, especially women who can reach out and access parents who might be contemplating abortion or have had an abortion in the past. Compassion is at the very heart of this mission, because care for these mothers and babies are given hope and a future. The Human Embryo Created by God is Sacred 
 
Pope Leo XIV in his wonderful Encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, explores the foundation and principles of our understanding and appreciation of human life, especially human dignity which forms the basis of Catholic Social Doctrine as well as for the good of all humanity. Pope Leo stressed “that the dignity of every human being that having been willed, is created and led by God” and is unchanged and fixed – with God-given features of human nature. This comes from our being created in the image and likeness of God.
 
This does not mean, however, that our grasp of the depths of human dignity, of its contours and dimensions, or of the ethical demands that the recognition of that dignity entails, does not need to develop and mature. Precisely because it comes from our being created in the image and likeness of God, human dignity always remains an important measure, a mystery to be contemplated and plumbed more deeply.
 
READ FULL STATEMENT: https://bit.ly/48kAtKo

Wise Builders: A Prayer with Magnifica Humanitas October 14th, 2026

Wise Builders: A Prayer with Magnifica Humanitas
 
Prepared by Fr. Rohan Dominic, CMF — Coordinator, Claretian Missionaries Team @ the United Nations
 
Pope Leo’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), invites us to reflect on human dignity and the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence, from its effects on work and relationships, to questions about who controls data and whose interests technology serves.
 
As technology advances, how can we ensure that it protects human dignity and serves the common good?
 
🙏 Explore this resource with us and take a moment to pray and reflect that AI’s development and use are guided by human dignity, moral responsibility, and the common good
 
DOWNLOAD PRAYER: https://bit.ly/4zy5qXk


Called to Live the Magnificent Humanitas Oblata June 3rd, 2026

On May 25th, Pope Leo XIV presented his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, which addresses the safeguarding of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence. Just a day later, the U.S. Provincial shared an article he had written, offering an oblate reading of this encyclical and highlighting our missionary challenges within the context of his Province.

For the next three days leading up to Friday, I attended the Union of Superiors General meeting in Rome. The theme was “Guardians and Transmitters of the Charism in the Service of Leadership.” One phrase in particular has stayed with me and sums up beautifully the whole gathering: Every new generation of religious is responsible for regenerating the charism in its own time. To regenerate it means drawing from the gift of the Holy Spirit and grounding it within the modern context in which we live.

In our Constitution 168, each of us is called to renew and generate our charism through our oblation with a spirit of creative fidelity. This requires a vital, living reception of our Constitution’s rules and traditions, not simply repeating them as a matter of form but truly embodying the charism in the concrete reality of our daily lives. Constitution Number 1 reminds us that, from within the Church, we listen to humanity’s deepest needs for salvation. Pope Leo has spoken out, shedding light on these urgent needs of our modern world. Now it is up to us to respond to the lens of our unique charism: reflecting, acting, and perhaps writing our own Magnifica Humanitas Oblata. How beautiful it would be if we could share our experiences and reflections with one another.

Luis Ignacio ROIS ALONSO, OMI
Superior General

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Magnifica Humanitas: Disarming AI, Being Fully Human, and Integral Ecology June 3rd, 2026

OMI JPIC is proud to co sponsor this webinar on the Pope’s new encyclical

Date & Time: Jun 9, 2026 07:30 PM in 

Description

(Live Spanish interpretation offered! The webinar will be recorded and a link will be shared with all who register.) Pope Leo’s powerful new encyclical, Magnificent Humanity (May 25, 2026), adds new teaching to the Church, and invites each of us into a conversation about how to be most fully human in a world where AI is growing at an unchecked rate, elite and non-state actors control data, and the common good is not prioritized.

This webinar will help us to consider deeper questions about our relationship with God, each other, creation, and technology. Please join the conversation!

REGISTER: bit.ly/MagHumWeb 

 


OMI JPIC USA Welcomes Interfaith Coalition’s Response to “Magnifica Humanitas,” Pope Leo’s Encyclical on AI June 3rd, 2026

“OMI JPIC USA welcomes the following Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility‘s (ICCR) response to “Magnifica Humanitas,” the encyclical on artificial intelligence that was released on May 25th by Pope Leo XIV.”
(Fr. Séamus Finn, OMI)

In response to the release of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas Josh Zinner, CEO of ICCR, issued the following statement:

“ICCR is grateful for the moral clarity and analytical rigor conveyed in Pope Leo’s encyclical about AI. On so many issues ranging from the over-concentration of corporate power, to income inequality, the future of work, and the danger of surveillance and autonomous weapons, the encyclical highlights the need to not lose sight of the vital human connection.  As the Pope underscores in this important work –  ‘in an age of continuous technological transformation, we need a political creativity that will promote “work” and place the family and coming generations at the center; otherwise our economic progress will translate into new forms of insecurity and exclusion.’

FULL STATEMENT: https://bit.ly/4u2FiAG 

 

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