Pope Leo XIV apologizes for Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery
Pope Leo XIV has issued an unprecedented apology for the Holy See’s own role in legitimizing slavery, acknowledging that past papal decrees “gave religious cover...
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AI and religion: Pope Leo creates artificial intelligence study group as Vatican readies first AI encyclical
Pope Leo XIV has created a Vatican study group on artificial intelligence, intensifying the Catholic Church’s engagement with one of the defining technologies of the...
Pope Leo XIV’s Palm Sunday Mass Message Calls Faithful to Humility, Peace and Hope
Pope Leo XIV used his first Palm Sunday Mass as pontiff to cast Holy Week as a call to humility, endurance, and peace, urging Catholics...
Nicaea to Beirut: Inside Pope Leo XIV’s High-Stakes Visit to Turkey and Lebanon
This week, Pope Leo XIV launches his first-ever foreign trip as the head of the Catholic Church, which consists of 6 days spent visiting both...
Death of Pope Francis: almost 1.3 billion Catholic believers grieving
Elected Pope in March 2013, to lead over 1.3 billion Catholic believers globally, Argentina’s Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the first pope of South American descent....
Religion: Sexual assault allegations against Abbé Pierre
The French Bishops’ Conference issued a statement on Thursday stating its desire to illuminate “the behavior of French bishops who were in charge” during the...
Pope beats back speculation of imminent death or conclave as he continues pneumonia recovery
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis continued his slow recovery from double pneumonia on Thursday, beating back speculation of an imminent death, resignation or conclave and signaling that...
Pope urges Catholics to swap social media for reflection as Lent begins
ROME, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged Catholics to forgo worldly trappings and focus on essentials as he opened the season of Lent with...