2+ week, 23+ hour ago  (510+ words) At a lunch with Spanish bishops, the pope joked that artificial intelligence needed a reminder that the Church has a new pontiff. Pope Leo XIV's lunch with Spain's bishops at the apostolic nunciature in Madrid offered a glimpse of the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (385+ words) Catholic universities should reflect "authenticity as true disciples of Christ" as they guide students" desire for knowledge into a passion for the truth, Pope Leo XIV told university presidents from the United States on Wednesday. Leo addressed presidents, senior administrators,…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago  (331+ words) The presentation of Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, "on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence," was the biggest event of its kind at the Vatican since the release of Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si'in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (693+ words) Pope Leo XIV addressed some of the most pressing challenges facing the world today, from Europe's demographic decline and the rise of artificial intelligence to ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. The Holy Father's remarks underscored a recurring theme of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1167+ words) When Pope Leo XIV presented his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, he did something highly unusual. Rather than leaving the document's presentation to cardinals, theologians, and experts'as is customary in the Vatican'the pope personally attended and addressed the gathering himself. For…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (988+ words) Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the global economy, reshaping industries, and raising urgent questions about the future of work. From factory floors to corporate offices, few sectors remain untouched by the technological revolution now underway. For Pope Leo XIV, however,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (945+ words) As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms society, Pope Leo XIV is urging educators, students, and policymakers to ask a deeper question than how technology can make life easier. The real question, he suggests, is what kind of people we are becoming....

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (788+ words) When Pope Leo XIV chose his papal name, he was already signaling the direction of his pontificate. Just two days after his election, the new pope explained that his choice was inspired primarily by Pope Leo XIII, whose landmark 1891 encyclical…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (313+ words) The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has presented a pastoral aid or'kit'on'Magnifica Humanitas'with the aim of making the new encyclical by Pope Leo XIV more easily understood. On May 27, the dicastery explained on social media how the'pastoral kit'is structured…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (426+ words) One of the most significant aspects of magisterial documents like encyclicals is the sources of inspiration the pope draws upon beyond the strictly ecclesial sphere " that is, not only citations from great theologians, Church Fathers, or pontiffs but also references…...