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BISHOP ROBERT BARRON: Pope Leo sees the AI age clearly — and warns we must save our souls
Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical Humanae vitae covers a variety of themes, both theological and anthropological, and has proved to be remarkably prophetic, and yet it is still, in the minds of most people, simply the "birth control" encyclical. Similarly, Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’ ranges across a number of topics and provides a trenchant analysis of the philosophy that dominates the modern world, and yet, for most, it is simply the "global warming" encyclical. I am a bit...
Pope competes with Bad Bunny in Spain, urges leaders to reject polarisation
Pope Leo urges leaders not to 'fan the flames of polarisation' during visit to Spain Sun 7 Jun 2026 at 5:55am In short: Pope Leo has urged global leaders not to stoke division in order to gain popularity, in a speech at the Royal Palace in Madrid, Spain. The visit signals a return of papal attention to Europe's Christian roots after Pope Francis largely stayed away from the traditional centres of Christianity.
Pope decries ‘unscrupulous’ polluters at deadly, mafia-linked dumping ground
Pope Leo visited the Terra dei Fuochi, an area near Naples, to address the deadly consequences of illegal toxic dumping. The site, known as the 'Land of Fires', has been linked to a multi-billion-euro mafia criminal racket, causing increased rates of cancer and other illnesses among local families. His visit underscores a commitment to environmental issues, continuing the agenda set by Pope Francis.
Pope Leo appoints first lay woman to a top position in Vatican
Maria Montserrat Alvarado will lead communications department, overseeing news site, radio station, press office and morePope Leo has appointed the first lay woman to a top position in the governance of the Roman Catholic church. Maria Montserrat Alvarado, who is now the president of the US-based Catholic media outlet, EWTN News, will lead the Vatican’s powerful communications department, which was set up by the late Pope Francis in 2015 and oversees the Vatican’s news site as well as its...
Pope names Mexican-American as first woman to lead Vatican department
Pope names Mexican-American as first woman to lead Vatican department Pope Leo XIV has taken a step toward overhauling the Vatican’s communications by naming Maria Montserrat Alvarado as the new head of its communications office - Bookmark Pope Leo XIV has appointed Maria Montserrat Alvarado, a Mexican-American media executive, to lead the Vatican’s communications department, marking a significant step in his efforts to overhaul the Holy See’s messaging. Alvarado, currently president of the...
Peculiar alliance with visiting pope a blessing for Spain’s Sánchez
Pope Leo XIV has embarked on a weeklong visit to Spain at a politically convenient moment for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, whose scandal-hit government finds itself on the same side as the pontiff on some of the most contentious issues in global politics. Pope Leo has become one of the Catholic Church’s most outspoken advocates for migrants, calling on leaders to treat migrants “with dignity” while criticizing the U.S. government’s approach as “inhumane.”...
Pope names first lay woman as head of a Vatican department
For the first time in Vatican history, a lay woman will head the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication. Maria Montserrat Alvarado, CEO of a Catholic television network, will be in charge of the vast apparatus surrounding the Pope. Television, radio, broadcasting...
Young Spaniards eagerly await Pope Leo’s visit as they embrace Catholicism
Young Spaniards eagerly await Pope Leo’s visit as they embrace Catholicism The Catholic church is seeing a surge in adult baptisms as young people show new interest in faith - Bookmark For Sara Cabral, faith was once a distant concept, much like for many young people across Southern Europe. Her upbringing in Spain’s Canary Islands was "Catholic but never practicing," a common sentiment that held little personal relevance. That changed three years ago when a song from a faith youth group...
The Pope Grasps the Limits of AI
After the Lord sent a great flood to rid the world of evil, people gathered in Babylonia and began baking bricks—a recent advancement. In those days all humans spoke the same language, and they used those bricks to build a tower that embodied their limitless ambitions. And so the Lord imposed a panoply of tongues, thereby deterring the creation of any new technology that might aspire to divine power and glory.The Lord may have delayed such technologies, but he didn’t preempt them entirely.
Pope tours Spain with 12 speeches and over 2,500 kilometres planned
Pope Leo XIV will travel more than 2,500 kilometres between Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria and Tenerife, and will deliver 12 speeches, as well as five homilies and five greetings. Here is the Pope's schedule by day and time. Pope Leo XIV will begin his visit to Spain in the first week of June, a trip during which he will travel more than 2,500 kilometres between Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria and Tenerife.