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Artificial Intelligence And Weapons – Intense Ethical Questions

by Margaret O'Dwyer | August 2, 2018 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 1 Comment

Video by the International Committee of the Red Cross I’m not a real fan of Sci-Fi. Yes, I loved all the convenient contraptions in the Jetsons’ home and marveled at the idea of Captain Kirk getting beamed up. But...

Vincentian Leaders Meeting 2018 in Macul (Chile)

by Vincentian Family Office | July 30, 2018 | News | 0 Comments

On June 21 and 22, at the DePaul Vincentian Formation and Advancement Center in Macul (Chile), a meeting of Vincentian Student Leaders was held.

Green Area for Refugees to Start a new Life in Rome

by Javier F. Chento | July 29, 2018 | Congregation of the Mission, News | 0 Comments

These refugees have found a land of opportunity right in the backyard of the Congregation of the Mission in Rome. Since March, they've been growing produce and flowers here as part of the Mediterranea Project, a Vincentian initiative seeking to also cultivate...

July 30: International Day Against Human Trafficking

by .famvin | July 28, 2018 | Congregation of the Mission, News, Vincentian Family at the U.N. | 0 Comments

It is not a celebration … it is a day to resist, to sensitize, to raise awareness, to call attention, to the scandal of human trafficking.

Urgent Call To Ban Killer Robots

by Margaret O'Dwyer | Nov 14, 2019 | News, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

At the United Nations, civil society recently focused on one specific means of warfare—lethal autonomous weapons (LAWS), also known as fully autonomous weapons or, more commonly, “killer robots.”