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AI study group set up ahead of encyclical
Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence as he prepares to release his first encyclical. Source: NCR Online.
Pope makes plans for trip to France
Pope Leo XIV is adding another trip to his already busy 2026 travel schedule, making a four-day visit to France at the end of September that also includes a visit to the United Nations culture agency. Source: Crux.
Pope warns against AI in war
Pope Leo XIV has warned that the use of new technology in modern warfare risks plunging humanity into a “spiral of annihilation” and condemned increased investment in weapons worldwide. Source: NCR Online.
Pope prays at the spot where St John Paul II was shot 45 years ago
In an unexpected gesture yesterday, Pope Leo XIV stopped at the exact spot in St Peter’s Square where, 45 years ago, St John Paul II was shot in an assassination attempt. Source: EWTN News.
Denial of objective truth a threat to religion and science: Pope
Pope Leo XIV says the principal threat facing both religion and science is the denial of the existence of objective truth. Source: EWTN News.
Pope calls on Christians and Muslims to ‘revive humanity where it has grown cold’
In a meeting with participants in an interfaith colloquium yesterday, Pope Leo XIV called on Christians and Muslims to “revive humanity where it has grown cold” and “transform indifference into solidarity”. Source: Vatican News.
Pope and brothers speak every week but ‘keep politics to a limit’
John Prevost says he speaks with his brother, Pope Leo XIV, and their eldest brother, Louis Prevost, every week, but “we keep politics to a limit”. Source: National Catholic Register.
Pope marks anniversary of election at Marian shrine in Pompeii
Pope Leo XIV marked his first year as Pope by making a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in Pompeii and placing his pontificate under the protection of the Virgin Mary. Source: OSV News.
Pope prays for peace in region hit by Islamist attacks
Pope Leo XIV expressed concern about reports of increased violence in the Sahel region, particularly in Chad and Mali, during his Regina Coeli address at the Vatican yesterday. Source: Crux.