Researchers have just created embryoids capable of developing neural tubes, organ precursors, and even a primitive cardiac chamber that contracts autonomously. Marie-Thérèse Bonnet analyzes this crossing of boundaries in the name of Thomistic realism.
Jun 29, 2026 11 6
The Holy See takes a significant institutional step: an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence met for the first time on June 27, 2026. Rome is no longer limited to ethical stances—it now has a permanent body for reflection and governance. [ENCADRE titre="A permanent structure for a global challenge" contenu="This first meeting marks the transition from ad hoc declarations to a structured approach. The Commission, composed of representatives from various Vatican dicasteries, will work on guidelines, impact assessments, and dialogue with international organizations."]
Jun 28, 2026 12 9
The Archbishop of Munich publicly criticized Elon Musk and the "tech elite" for their dehumanizing vision of human beings. A stance that marks the emergence of an institutional Catholic response to transhumanism.
Jun 27, 2026 10 11
The Vatican delegation to the United Nations stated unequivocally: assessing the risks of AI is an act of responsibility. And ethical discernment must precede technical choices, not accompany them after the fact.
Jun 24, 2026 9 3
The British actor Michael Caine has authorized the company ElevenLabs to artificially use his voice timbre to narrate Homer's Odyssey. An apparently trivial gesture. Marie-Thérèse Bonnet sees in it a radical anthropological question: is the human voice a property like any other?
Jun 24, 2026 9 3
Mathieu Bock-Côté and Laurent Dandrieu debated a question that is not trivial: should one be a joyful pessimist? Marie-Thérèse Bonnet examines this intellectual stance in the light of Christian anthropology: between lucidity about reality and theological hope, the difference is not one of degree—it is one of nature.
Jun 24, 2026 8 4
In an interview published in *Le Salon Beige*, Mathieu Bock-Côté and Laurent Dandrieu ask: can one be lucid about the decline of the West and remain joyful? Marie-Thérèse Bonnet reads this conversation in the light of Christian hope and Thomistic realism. [ENCADRE titre="A Christian Perspective on the Decline of the West"] [ENCADRE contenu="The decline of the West is not an end in itself for the Christian. It is an invitation to rediscover the sources of hope that transcend history. Thomistic realism, far from being a pessimistic resignation, is a call to discern the signs of Providence even in the darkest times."]
Jun 23, 2026 9 3
The pioneer of in vitro fertilization in France has spoken out against commercial surrogacy. His philosophical warning goes far beyond the debate on surrogacy: it is the logic of the commodification of life itself that is at stake.
Jun 23, 2026 5 2
In the United States, chemical abortion using misoprostol alone reached 300,000 cases in 2025. On the same day, Leo XIV paid tribute to Jérôme Lejeune. Two visions of the human body, two visions of the person, radically incompatible.
Jun 23, 2026 8 1
Anthropic warns of the emergence of an AI capable of autonomous self-modification, without human intervention. The company advocates for global governance. Meanwhile, at the ICP, philosophers are revisiting *Magnifica Humanitas. Technology and the Question of Man*.
Jun 23, 2026 7 3
