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Homilies: Third Sunday of Lent (A) Mar. 8, 2026

To accept that love and to be baptized is to accept as well the vocation that Christ has from the Father, a vocation he chooses to share with me. That is, the vocation to be an evangelizer, a missioner. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com   For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com [http://www.ucanews.com] To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate [http://www.ucanews.com/donate] On Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanews [http://twitter.com/ucanews] To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

UCA News Weekly Summary, March 6, 2026

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. The regional bishops’ group has called for restoration of diplomacy, dialogue, and emphasized interreligious solidarity in the Middle East region. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com [http://ucanews.com] For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com [http://www.ucanews.com] To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate [http://www.ucanews.com/donate] On Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanews [http://twitter.com/ucanews] To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

Observations: The challenges of AI-powered art: the lesson of Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV highlights the ethical challenges of AI-generated art, warning that automated creativity risks devaluing human experience and replacing authentic authorship with soulless algorithms that simulate rather than create. Jesuit priest Antonio Spadaro observes in his regular column WayPoints. Read the story here: The challenges of AI-powered art: the lesson of Leo XIV- UCA News [https://www.ucanews.com/news/the-challenges-of-ai-powered-art-the-lesson-of-leo-xiv/111922] Produced by Binu Alex About the Speaker: Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro is the undersecretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Holy See. He is a member of the board of directors of Georgetown University and a full member of the Pontifical Academy of Fine Arts and Letters of the Virtuosi al Pantheon. Spadaro has served as editor-in-chief of La Civiltà Cattolica, the oldest and most respected Catholic journal published in Italian from Rome, now also available in seven other languages, including English. In the summer of 2013, Pope Francis, for the first time, gave three extended interviews to Spadaro, in which the late pontiff discussed his background, faith, and vision for the Catholic Church. The complete collection of these interviews was compiled and published as a book: My Door Is Always Open. Spadaro is the author of numerous books on contemporary culture, art, and literature. He has co-authored a book, Conversations on Faith, with legendary film director Martin Scorsese. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com [http://www.ucanews.com] To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate [http://www.ucanews.com/donate] On Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanews [http://twitter.com/ucanews] To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

Homilies: Second Sunday of Lent (A) Mar. 1, 2026

The Transfiguration reminds me of the mystery that Jesus, the fully human one, is also God. If I would know what it is to be truly human, I must look to Jesus. If I would know God, I must look to Jesus. About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia. For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com   For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com [http://www.ucanews.com] To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate [http://www.ucanews.com/donate] On Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanews [http://twitter.com/ucanews] To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews

UCA News Weekly Summary, February 27, 2026

Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes. Families of victims have expressed renewed hope for justice after a top intelligence official was arrested for alleged failure in stopping the attacks. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia. Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com [http://ucanews.com] For news in and about the Church in Asia, visit www.ucanews.com [http://www.ucanews.com] To contribute please visit www.ucanews.com/donate [http://www.ucanews.com/donate] On Twitter Follow Or Connect through DM at : twitter.com/ucanews [http://twitter.com/ucanews] To view Video features please visit https://www.youtube.com/@ucanews