1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (362+ words) June 18 (UPI) -- Peruvian President Jos" Mar'a Balc'zar confirmed Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV will visit Peru during the first half of November in a trip expected to last between eight and 10 days. In interviews with local outlets RPP Noticias and…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (708+ words) June 12 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas ("Magnificent Humanity") has placed one of the great questions of our time at the center of global debate: How can humanity govern artificial intelligence without losing sight of the human person? The…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (372+ words) June 8 (UPI) -- Days after sharing a shortened list of religious affiliations for service members, the Pentagon has issued a new list removing the "Christian" category. The change was apparently spurred by backlash that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (289+ words) June 7 (UPI) -- Pope Leo drew more than 1 million people to an open-air mass in Madrid on Sunday morning to start his week-long visit to Spain. The mass, to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi, was held in the Plaza de…...

4+ week, 20+ hour ago  (258+ words) May 20 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV will release the first encyclical of his papacy next week, the Vatican announced Wednesday. Magnifica Humanitas will address artificial intelligence and human dignity. The title of the encyclical (a pastoral letter written to the church)…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (113+ words) May 16 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV will travel to France in September, the Vatican announced Saturday. The apostolic journey is scheduled for Sept. 25-28. This will mark the first time a Pope has traveled to France on an official papal state visit…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (284+ words) April 27 (UPI) -- The archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev. Sarah Mullally, met and prayed with Pope Leo at the Vatican on Monday, a historic meeting that is the latest step in the Catholic Church and the Church of England improving…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (284+ words) April 24 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1704, the Boston News-Letter became the first U. S. newspaper to be published on a regular basis. In 1800, the U. S. Congress established the Library of Congress. In 1913, the Woolworth Building, designed by architect Cass Gilbert, an…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (268+ words) April 22 (UPI) -- On the final stop of his trip through Africa, Pope Leo XIV addressed officials in Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, calling on people to work against inequality and exclusion and to safeguard natural resources. Speaking in Melabo, the nation's…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (326+ words) April 21 (UPI) -- On Tuesday, the first anniversary of Pope Francis' death, Pope Leo XIV remembered his predecessor with words about his messages of mercy, respect and fraternity. "I would like to remember Pope Francis, who left so much, who gave…...