Pope Leo XIV speaks about the “huge transformation” of artificial intelligence at the presentation of his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on May 25, 2026, in the Synod Hall of the Vatican. The Pope expressed particular…
Mariano Salvador Maella (1739-1819), “The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary” COMMENTARY: What began as a Marian pilgrimage through Europe became a lesson in Providence and the hidden encouragement of the saints.
Daniel IbáñezA copy of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas is displayed Monday during the presentation of the document in the Vatican’s New Synod Hall. COMMENTARY: ‘In the era of artificial intelligence,’ Pope Leo XIV…
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV marked Pentecost Sunday with a plea for peace, praying that the Holy Spirit would save the world “from the evil of war” and renew the Church in its mission…
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026. The Pontiff prayed that the Holy Spirit would save humanity from war, misery and sin. ‘Christ restores…
Daniel IbanezPope Leo XIV greets people in St. Peter’s Square before his general audience on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Ahead of the publication of Leo’s first encyclical, what do his writings and speeches, both before…
‘PILGRIMS ARRIVING IN SIGHT OF ROME.’ Above, an 1827 painting by British artist Charles Lock Eastlake depicts a group of Catholic pilgrims heading to Rome falling to their knees in prayer at the first sight…
Philippe de Champaigne, “St. Augustine,” ca. 1645-1650, Los Angeles County Museum of Art On the solemnity of Pentecost, St. Augustine reminds us to reflect on the the necessity of a globally unified Church, under the…
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Italyʼs “Terra dei Fuochi,” or “Land of Fires,” for a one-day visit on May 23, the first pope in history to meet with this population amid a yearslong battle against…
Pope Leo XIV greeted residents and civic leaders in the southern Italian town of Acerra on May 23, a region marred by toxic wastes but possessing what the pope said was “beauty no injustice can…