Pope Leo XIV Warns AI Threatens Human Voice and Identity
The pontiff warns that artificial intelligence and digital technologies can undermine human relationships and distort reality unless they are guided by responsibility and rooted in education. In his first message for the 60th World Day of Social Communications, Pope Leo XIV warns that artificial intelligence and digital technologies can undermine human relationships and distort reality […]
Spanish Origins of Pope Leo XIV’s Maternal Family Confirmed
A cathedral archivist has confirmed the Spanish origins of the pontiff’s family on his mother’s side. The canon archivist of Vigo Cathedral in Spain, Father Avelino Bouzón Gallego, has confirmed the Spanish origins of Pope Leo XIV’s maternal family by researching the archives of a parish in Galicia in Spain’s far northwest. After reading on […]
Vatican Doctrinal Chief Warns Against Condemnations
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said Church officials with censorious attitudes risks promoting “the same deception that led to the excesses of the Inquisition.” Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, warned Tuesday about a culture of “ex cathedra” condemnations online and called for greater humility in the […]
What Happens When Bishops Come to Rome for Ad Limina Visits
Father Miguel Silvestre explains his role in facilitating the bishops’ ad limina visits to the Holy See and what they entail, with a focus on the recent visit by the bishops of Puerto Rico. Last week, the “ad limina apostolorum” visits began at the Vatican. These official pilgrimages to Rome are undertaken by all the […]
Pope Leo XIV Calls Roman Rota to Balance Justice and Charity
Pope Leo XIV received the prelates of the highest appellate tribunal in the Catholic Church at the Vatican on Monday, emphasizing that true justice requires a balance between truth and charity. For the first time in his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV received the prelates of the Roman Rota in the Apostolic Palace of the Vatican […]
Pope Leo XIV to Visit Five Rome Parishes During Lent
The visits, which will take place on Sundays in February and March, will include the celebration of Mass. Pope Leo XIV will visit five Catholic parishes of Rome in February and March, in continuity with his predecessors, the Diocese of Rome announced Friday. The visits, which will take place on Sundays during the penitential season […]
Pope Leos First Full Year of His Pontificate in 2026
The latest news from the Vatican and the Holy Father: We have now entered what will be the first full calendar year of Pope Leo’s pontificate. What will 2026 bring for Pope Leo? Where might he travel? What can we expect? Pope Leo XIV held a meeting with leaders of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), […]
Vatican Rejects Claims of Widespread Worker Discontent
The Holy See rejected claims that discontent is widespread among its employees after an internal survey found distrust of managers and alleged workplace harassment. The Holy See’s labor office is pushing back on claims of widespread worker dissatisfaction after an internal survey by the Association of Vatican Lay Employees (ADLV) alleged distrust of leadership and […]
Christian identity vital amid aggressive secularization, ecumenism expert says
If Christians lose their identity they cannot be united, Father Philip Goyret says. Ecumenical dialogue is especially important in a time when Christian belief and practice are on the decline, said one Catholic expert during the Jan. 18–25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. “What is happening today is that the secularization [of society] is […]
Pope Leo XIV Approves Beatification of Guatemalan Martyr
Pope Leo XIV approved on Jan. 22 the beatification of Guatemalan martyr Friar Augusto Ramírez Monasterio and Maria Ignazia Isacchi, an Italian religious who founded a new congregation. On Jan. 22, Pope Leo XIV approved the decree recognizing the martyrdom of Servant of God Augusto Ramírez Monasterio, a Franciscan priest murdered in Guatemala in 1983, […]