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2nd International Conference Ethics of Engineering Life

The 2nd International Conference "Ethics of Engineering Life" is organized for November 18 and 19, 2024. The venue is Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy. The Conference is co-organized by the Pontifical Academy for ...
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2nd Roundtable of African Farmers on Regenerative Agriculture

2nd Roundtable of African Farmers, a pivotal event focused on Improving Access to Technologies for Regenerative Agriculture, taking place on October 8, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the Pontifical Institute ...
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AI for Peace

In Monterrey, capital of the Mexican State of Nuevo León, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, has participated in the 19th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, entitled ‘Peace for Progress’. ...
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ESPMH Conference 2024

NOTE: Our Chancellor Msgr. Renzo Pegoraro, attended the ESPMH Conference, with our Academicians Prof. Sheila Tlou and Prof. Stephan Sahm. Prof. Sahm is the Author of the following summary article. There is no country in the world where the ...
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Abp. in Barcelona for the Care of our Common Home

As part of the America's Cultural  Cup Race that Barcelona is hosting in early September, the city's Diocesan Museum has hosted, on 9 September, a round table discussion on the sustainability of the planet with the presence of the ...
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Vatican publishes 'lexicon' on end-of-life issues to aid debate

The Pontifical Academy for Life released a new booklet to aid in the public debate on end-of-life issues. The booklet, published only in Italian July 2, offers clear definitions and the Catholic Church's teaching on bioethics with the aim ...
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To discern the concrete possible Good

On August 1, the Katholisch.de website published an extensive interview with Fr. Maurizio Chiodi, moral theologian, Academician of the Pontifical Academy for Life. The interview was conducted by Mario Trifunovic. Below is the full text of ...
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Abp. Paglia visits Japan - AI Ethics Forum

What does it mean to safeguard human life in this technological time? On July 7th, Archbishop Vincenzo Pagliahaspresented the activities of the Pontifical Academy for Life at the Shinseikk Cultural Center in Tokyo. Archbishop Paglia is in ...
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Everything is Connected: From Laudato Si to Fratelli Tutti

  On July 25th, 2024, Mons. Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, delivered a speech titled Everything is Connected: From Laudato Si to Fratelli Tutti. His speech was a reflection on the Pope’s encyclicals ...
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ALS & Multiple Sclerosis Research

On June 20, 2024, at Piazza San Calisto in Rome, the Pontifical Academy for Life hosted a conference to discuss potential treatments for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS)  with brain stem cells. In ...
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