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Cardinal McElroy on AI and Work, German Archbishop Visits US Border, Peru's Giant Papal Statue, JPII Foundation turns 45

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Maggie Murray of OSV News catches you up on the Catholic news of the day for Sept. 8, 2026. Tune in and visit us online at osvnews.com.

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  1. Cardinal Robert McElroy warned at a Labor Day Mass in Washington that artificial intelligence will radically reshape the labor market within twenty years, urging that workers have a genuine voice in decisions about automation.
  2. Archbishop Stefan Hesse of Hamburg compared the U.S.-Mexico border fortifications to the Berlin Wall after a weeklong solidarity visit, warning that treating migration purely as a security threat erodes human dignity.
  3. Pope Leo XIV returned to the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano, a place of lifelong personal devotion, asking Mary's help to bring God's word to light through "courageous and wise decisions."
  4. The Peruvian port city of Callao is building a nearly 46-foot statue of Pope Leo XIV — the world's largest monument to the pontiff — ahead of his November visit to the country where he holds citizenship.
  5. The John Paul II Vatican Foundation will mark its 45th anniversary in Rome this October with a papal audience, highlighting scholarship work that has supported more than 1,100 students in Poland.

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