Magnificent Humanity Introduction The Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. On May 15th, marking the 135th anniversary of Rerum novarum, Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, entitled ‘Magnifica Humanitas/Magnificent Humanity: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ Artificial intelligence (AI) is the development of computer systems capable of performing...

SISTER Jeanette Halbach, OLVM, age 96, a resident of Heritage Pointe of Warren, died on the morning of Friday, May 22, 2026. Sister Jeanette entered the Congregation of Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters on September 6, 1955, and made first vows on August 5, 1958. Sister Jeanette’s missionary life called her to serve in Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts, Illinois and Indiana. Sister Jeanette was born in Primghar, Iowa on December 2, 1930, to Joseph Halbach and Loretta (Cassidy) Halbach. She...

Notre Dame, Ind. (May 18, 2026) — The completed Heritage and Research Center (HARC) at Saint Mary’s, a collaborative archive of 10 Midwestern congregations of women religious, will be blessed by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, on the Saint Mary’s campus, Notre Dame, Indiana. Tours of the building will follow. The event marks a milestone for the initiative—which began as a dream voiced and discerned by 27 Catholic women’s...