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Pope Leo could sign first encyclical after meeting with Palestinian students
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (13+ words) Scripps News...
Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical to address AI and faith
8+ hour, 21+ min ago (26+ words) Pope Leo XIV is expected to sign his first encyclical focusing on the role of artificial intelligence in the church and the lives of the faithful....
Palestinian students from Gaza meet Pope Leo XIV at historic university visit
17+ hour, 38+ min ago (454+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a "spiral of annihilation," as he called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine during a visit to Europe's largest…...
One year in: How Chicago's Pope Leo XIV has led the Catholic Church and challenged Washington
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (421+ words) One year ago, Cardinal Robert Prevost from the South Side of Chicago stepped through the velvet curtains framing the Vatican balcony and into history as the first American to lead the world's largest Christian denomination. His first words as Pope…...
Pope urges US and Iran to return to peace talks, condemns capital punishment
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1002+ words) Pope Leo XIV urged the United States and Iran to return to talks to end the war Thursday and condemned capital punishment, in a wide-ranging press conference en route home from his trip to Africa. Leo also asserted that countries…...
Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (774+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square. With the U. S. -Israeli war on…...
Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at Jerusalem church
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1042+ words) Israeli police prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate a private Mass on the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday for the first time in centuries, setting off a wave of criticism from the United…...
Pope Leo suggests Christian leaders who start wars should go to confession
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (193+ words) Pope Leo XIV said Christian leaders who bear responsibility for armed conflicts should examine their consciences and seek confession. "Do those Christians who bear serious responsibility in armed conflicts have the humility and courage to make a serious examination of…...
From Chicago to NYC: Ronald Hicks brings immigrant rights focus to Archdiocese
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (1016+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made his most important U. S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest U. S. archdioceses as it navigates relations with the Trump administration and its…...
Pope Leo XIV turns 70 and thanks God, his parents and all those who prayed for him
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (297+ words) Pope Leo XIV marked his 70th birthday on Sunday by thanking God, his parents and all those who prayed for him. "My dears, it seems you know today I have turned 70," Leo said to cheers. "I thank the Lord, my parents…...