Pope Leo XIV urged Catholic bishops to accompany families facing “limits, wounds and apparent failure,” continuing the pastoral approach of his predecessor, Pope Francis, as he addressed a Vatican gathering marking the 10th anniversary of “Amoris Laetitia,” the late pontiff’s…
No one expected Leo to be pope — except everyone who knew him as ‘Bob’
In the days immediately following Pope Francis’ death, messages from friends poured into Cardinal Robert Prevost’s phone.
Pope Leo seeks status update of Francis’ divisive opening to divorced and remarried Catholics
Ten years after Pope Francis sent shock waves through the Catholic Church with his outreach to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, Pope Leo XIV is inviting church leaders to Rome next week to understand how Francis’ document has been implemented.
Hulk Star Lou Ferrigno Has Incredible Meeting With Pope Leo XIV
Lou Ferrigno, who starred as the Marvel character during its 1977–1982 U.S. television run, met with the American pope and chatted briefly with him at the end of Leo’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square.
Pope Leo XIV Contradicts Trump, Says AI Safety Concerns Aren’t ‘Fake News’
Pope Leo XIV said Monday that concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously, insisting that safety issues raised by AI experts should be discussed and acted on.
Landing in Paris, Pope Leo says AI must serve, not dominate humanity
Just two days after tech leaders themselves called for increased regulation of artificial intelligence at the U.N. Security Council in New York, Pope Leo XIV voiced his own concerns over the unchecked development of AI models from across the Atlantic. Leo,…
Pope warns a ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he opens France trip
Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that a “paradise of machines” risked undermining humanity as he opened a trip to France by posing fundamental questions about what it means to be human in the age of artificial intelligence, nuclear arms race…
Pope appeals for aid to drought and violence-stricken Somalia
Pope Leo XIV called for international solidarity with Somalia, where ongoing violence and extreme weather are making an already severe humanitarian crisis even worse.
‘Century of martyrdom’: Vatican commission has recorded death of over 1700 martyrs in the 21st century
A new Vatican commission meeting Tuesday in Rome has recorded the deaths of over 1700 martyrs in the 21st century, including Christians from other denominations, with between 100 and 150 new names added this year.
Pope Leo hat giveaway turns White Sox game into the church of baseball
On a hot August night on the South Side of Chicago, Rate Field, home of the White Sox, turned into a church of baseball, filled to capacity with true believers who sang, passed the peace, cheered on a celebrity nun…
Pope Leo to meet with clergy abuse survivors during upcoming trip to France
Pope Leo XIV will meet with survivors of clergy abuse during a four-day trip to France next month that will include a visit to UNESCO headquarters, a meeting with French bishops in Lourdes and an interreligious meeting in the border city…
The liturgy wars are back. Spoiler: They never left.
Pope Leo XIV returned to Rome in late July from his summer vacation just as one of the Catholic Church’s longest-running internal conflicts came back into the spotlight.