10+ hour ago  (944+ words) Pope Leo XIV has established an internal study group dedicated to artificial intelligence, the Vatican announced on Saturday. This initiative comes as the Pontiff prepares to issue his inaugural encyclical, which is anticipated to underscore the critical need for an…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (713+ words) Worldwide, the landscape of religion is not serene. Many denominations have been racked by divisions. In some regions, believers are targeted with violence. Countless faith leaders have betrayed their flocks via corruption or sexual abuse. Against this backdrop, there has…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (390+ words) Pope Leo XIV has appointed a man who had once entered the United States as an undocumented immigrant, hidden in the trunk of a car, as the new bishop of West Virginia. The pope approved the resignation of Bishop Mark…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (501+ words) The archbishop of Canterbury has praised Pope Leo for speaking "powerfully about the many injustices" in the world, in an apparent reference to the pontiff becoming more outspoken in recent weeks, particularly in his criticism of the US-Israeli war on…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (642+ words) Pope Leo XIV met with the first woman to lead the world's Anglican Christians on Monday, the newly enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally, urging unity to evangelise more effectively. The papal audience at the Vatican comes in the 60th anniversary…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (1095+ words) The Archbishop of Canterbury has hailed her meeting with Pope Leo as "a significant moment", describing it as warm, encouraging and hopeful. Dame Sarah Mullally, the first woman to hold the top ministry role in the Church of England, met…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (562+ words) The Archbishop of Canterbury made a historic visit to the Vatican on Monday for an audience with Pope Leo XIV, marking her first foreign engagement since becoming the first woman leader of the Church of England and spiritual head of…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (450+ words) Most U. S. adults who attend religious services attend multiple congregations, at least occasionally, according to our new research. As sociologists who research congregational life in the United States, we fielded a nationally representative survey in 2023. We asked over 2, 000 adults across many…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (679+ words) Pope Leo XIV's first official trip to Africa has started with a fascinating stop in Algeria. Here the pontiff's visit to the Grand Mosque of Algiers is an attempt to strengthen Christian-Muslim relations. The stop is also to pay homage…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1006+ words) Pope Leo XIV will begin his journey to four African countries " Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea " on April 13, 2026. Africa represents the fastest-growing part of the Catholic Church worldwide, seeing an increase from 281 million members in 2023 to over 288 million in…...