Vatican sets up commission on artificial intelligence
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has approved the creation of a new Vatican commission on artificial intelligence to coordinate the Holy See’s response to the rapidly expanding technology and…
Pope Leo XIV to visit France in September, including a stop at UNESCO headquarters
Pope Leo XIV will undertake an apostolic journey to France from Sept. 25 – 28, a visit which will include a stop at the headquarters of UNESCO. The trip was…
Leo XIV greets young people who fled war-torn Gaza and will continue their studies in Rome
A total of 72 young people from the Gaza Strip arrived in Rome this week to continue their academic studies at various universities across the city, an opportunity that opens…
The Catholic Church’s response to AI — so far
Pope Leo XIII was known for his engagement with the profound social changes of the industrial revolution, especially through his 1891 encyclical, Rerum Novarum. His successor Pope Leo XIV chose…
SSPX responds to Vatican warning about excommunication with ‘declaration of Catholic faith’
The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) addressed Pope Leo XIV this week with a statement of faith it called “the minimum necessary to be in communion with the…
Pope Leo XIV rejects use of death penalty in fight against organized crime, drug trafficking
Pope Leo XIV called for respect for human dignity in the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking and reiterated his rejection of the death penalty, torture, and any degrading…
Pope Leo to Coptic patriarch: Christians must work together in the Middle East
Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone with Tawadros II, the Coptic patriarch of Alexandria, on May 15. The conversation marked the 13th Day of Friendship between Copts and Catholics. The…
Pope Leo XIV warns students against the ‘great lie’ fueling youth anxiety
Pope Leo XIV visited Rome’s public La Sapienza University on Thursday, the largest university in Europe and one of Italy’s most prestigious academic institutions, where he denounced the “great lie”…
Pope Leo XIV appoints Capuchin priest and former missionary to lead Florida diocese
Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Emilio Biosca Agüero, OFM Cap, as the third bishop of Venice, Florida, on May 13. The Capuchin Franciscan priest has been pastor of the Shrine…
Pope Leo prays where St. John Paul II was shot on feast of Our Lady of Fátima
In an unexpected gesture as he was greeting people at the general audience in St. Peterʼs Square on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV stopped at the exact spot where, 45 years…
Vatican says SSPX faces excommunications for ‘schismatic’ bishop consecrations
The Vatican’s doctrine chief warned Wednesday that the plan of the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) to consecrate new bishops without papal mandate will represent a schismatic act…
Vatican urges religious leaders not to be ‘complicit through silence or fear’ amid division
The Vatican has called on religious leaders around the world to take an active role in promoting peace and urged them not to become “complicit through silence or fear” in…