Episodes

  • Observations: The challenges of AI-powered art: the lesson of Leo XIV
    Mar 3 2026

    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

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    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.

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    11 mins
  • Homilies: Second Sunday of Lent (A) Mar. 1, 2026
    Feb 28 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.

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    7 mins
  • UCA News Weekly Summary, February 27, 2026
    Feb 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

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    12 mins
  • Homilies: First Sunday of Lent (A) Feb. 22, 2026
    Feb 21 2026

    About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia.

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    Lent is, among other things, an opportunity to prepare to make that renunciation at Easter by examining myself to find out where in my life temptation finds it easy to take root.

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    6 mins
  • UCA News Weekly Summary, February 20, 2026
    Feb 20 2026

    Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.

    Christian leaders in Bangladesh have welcomed the victory of a liberal party in the general election, urging the new government to prioritize constitutional values and minority rights. 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

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    13 mins
  • Homilies: Ash Wednesday Feb. 18, 2026
    Feb 17 2026

    Welcome to Lent, a time to reflect on our ashiness and our salvation. From now till the start of the Sacred Triduum we will remember that we are Cinderella sitting in sin.

    About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia.

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    6 mins
  • Homilies: Sixth Sunday of the Year (A) Feb. 15, 2026
    Feb 14 2026

    Jesus taught the adults and blessed the children, but the Church has gotten it backwards. That was not the case in the early days of the Church. The section of Matthew's Gospel that we call "The Sermon on the Mount" was intended by Matthew as a sort of catechism for adults.

    About the Speaker: Father William J Grimm is a Maryknoll Missioner of 40 year’s experience in Asia-mostly Japan, Hong Kong and Cambodia.

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    6 mins
  • UCA News Weekly Summary, February 13, 2026
    Feb 13 2026

    Listen to current week’s news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.

    Leaders of Nahdlatul Ulama have lauded the support given by Christian churches during the centenary celebrations. 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

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    13 mins