National Catholic Bioethics Center Education Seminar

Join the University of Mary and the National Catholic Bioethics Center for a two-day Catholic Bioethics Education Seminar on October 1–2, 2026, at the University of Mary in Bismarck. Designed for health care workers, clergy, ethics committee members, life sciences researchers and others who provide spiritual support and counsel to patients and families, the seminar will explore Catholic moral decision-making in health care and contemporary bioethical questions. October 1–2, 2026 University of Mary – Lumen Vitae Center, Apple Creek Gallery & Lower-Level Conference Center 10 Continuing Education Credits Available Registration deadline: September 27, 2026 Featured topics include: • Sources of Catholic moral decision-making • Double effect and cooperation • Contraception and sterilization • Catholic perspectives on AI in health care • Assisted reproductive technologies • Gender ideology and medical interventions • End-of-life decision-making • Euthanasia, assisted suicide, palliative care and hospice • Determination of death and organ donation • Full-group Q&A with NCBC faculty The seminar will feature Dr. Joseph Meaney and Dr. Joe Zalot of the National Catholic Bioethics Center. Learn more and register: http://www.umary.edu/NCBC Accommodation is the responsibility of the participant.