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'Algorithmization' of life and preserving human dignity

Bruno Giussani, author of a book on artificial intelligence’s impact on our lives, reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s Message for the 60th World Day of Social Communications, “Preserving Human Voices and Faces.”

Pope Leo: Care for peace is care for life

Pope Leo XIV prays that peace may prevail in all hearts, as the Church celebrates Laudato Si’ Week.

Cardinal Aveline: 'Pope Leo will offer us roadmap to continue our mission'

Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille and President of the French Bishops’ Conference, welcomes the announcement of Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Journey to France on 25-28 September.

Barbed wire 'Cross of Peace' to be featured at WYD 2027

The Archdiocese of Seoul, host of World Youth Day 2027, says a unique 9;Cross of Peace9; is being created that will consist of barbed wire from the DMZ and featured as a powerful symbol of reconciliation between North and South Korea.

Pope: Communication must respect truth of human person

As the Church celebrates the 60th World Day of Social Communications, Pope Leo XIV encourages Catholics to help direct technological innovation toward the truth of the human person.

Pope Leo: Lord's Ascension draws us to Father, builds communion and peace

At the Regina Caeli on Sunday, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the Lord9;s Ascension, noting that Christ’s entire life is a movement of ascent and that His humanity embraces and involves the whole world, elevating and redeeming us.

Pope: Holy Spirit received at Confirmation gives us strength to follow Jesus

Pope Leo XIV encourages young people of the Italian Archdiocese of Genoa to keep their enthusiasm and commitment to Christ after receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Pope Leo XIV to visit France in September this year

Pope Leo XIV will make an Apostolic Journey to France on 25-28 September this year, marking the first official papal state visit to the country in 18 years.

Pope: People must always be at center of banking and financial systems

Pope Leo XIV meets with employees and representatives of various Italian banks, and highlights the importance of keeping a human-centered approach, especially in an era of technological advancement and algorithmic systems.

Pope approves creation of Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence

In a rescript signed by Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Pope Leo XIV approves the creation of an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence.

Pope commends Cardinal Tscherrig‘s witness of hope at Funeral Mass

At the funeral Mass for Cardinal Paul Emil Tscherrig in St Peter’s Basilica on Friday, 15 May 2026, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the late Cardinal’s decades of diplomatic and pastoral service to the Holy See and upholds his witness of Christian hope.

Pakistani bishops voice hope and concerns during ad limina visit

During their ad limina visit to the Vatican, Pakistan’s bishops shared the hopes and hardships of the Church in their country. Bishop Samson Shukardin speaks of challenges including discrimination, blasphemy accusations, and forced conversions, while expressing hope for equal rights and a stronger future for Christians in Pakistan.

‘Preserving Human Voices and Faces’: International Conference on AI at Urbaniana University

The event, organised by the Dicastery for Communication in collaboration with the Dicastery for Culture and Education and the John XXIII Foundation, is set to take place on 21 May.

Pope to Tawadros II: In a world afflicted by conflict, Christians must witness unity

Pope Leo XIV spoke with Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II for the occasion of the Day of Coptic-Catholic Friendship and reaffirmed their shared responsibility to proclaim the Gospel and promote peace, and encouraged both Churches to continue their journey together toward full communion.

Pope Leo: No one may claim right to violate dignity of others

Pope Leo XIV meets with an OSCE-organized conference on combatting drugs and organized crime, and upholds the importance of the rule of law, crime prevention, and social support for those afflicted by the scourge of illicit drugs.

Religious sisters living mission and faith in highlands of Argentina

In northern Argentina, the Diocesan Missionaries Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church are making the dream of a synodal and missionary Church a reality as they live among the region’s indigenous people, sharing in their culture, offering pastoral care, and coexisting with the challenges of their territory.

Nigeria: Wukari Diocese facing violence, devastation and humanitarian crisis calls for action

The Catholic Diocese of Wukari has expressed alarm amid a severe humanitarian crisis in southern Taraba State, Nigeria. Recent violence has claimed more than 100 lives, displaced over 98,000 residents, and destroyed 217 churches within the relatively new diocese. Church leaders report that the attacks, predominantly targeting Christian farming communities, persist despite repeated appeals for urgent government action...

Pope Leo to Rome's Sapienza University: ‘Be artisans of true peace’

Pope Leo XIV makes a special visit to Sapienza University of Rome, urging young people to reject resignation, become “artisans of true peace,” and warning against rising military spending and the dangers of artificial intelligence in war.

Pope Leo XIV: Truth finds its identity in the person of Jesus Christ

In a letter commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Bolivian Catholic University “San Pablo,” Pope Leo reminds the academic institution that truth finds its identity in the person of Jesus Christ, and reiterates that 9;Veritas in Caritate9; continues to serve as a criterion for academic and pastoral discernment.

Pope to ecumenical movement: We can give life to a new world of peace

On the first day of the ecumenical, global prayer movement, “Thy Kingdom Come”, Pope Leo sends a video message to participants, encouraging them in their mission of sharing the Gospel as it “is not something about which we can keep silent.”

Pope Leo: Literature must be a 'school of fraternity and peace'

Pope Leo XIV sends a message to the Turin International Book Fair, taking place this week in the northern Italian city, reiterating that literature must promote human dignity, peace and fraternity, and stressing that children, especially amid 9;the horror of war9; and 9;chill of indifference,9; offer the world hope.

From Gaza to Rome: Students begin new chapter at Sapienza University

A group of Palestinian students from Gaza are in Rome and able to start rebuilding their future thanks to a joint initiative of the Sapienza University, the Diocese of Rome and the Community of Sant’Egidio. On the day of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the historic institution, they share their stories of war, displacement and hope.

‘How Kids Roll’: The children of Gaza and their message of peace

An exhibition in Rome tells the story of the war on Gaza through the eyes of children with a selection of photographs, poetry and video installations. An immersive journey that reflects on past and present amid fragility, memory and the longing for a future.

The Pope’s Almoner: The poor are our compass for walking in the Church

Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín speaks to Vatican News about his first two months as Prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity.

Cardinal Fernández to Pius X Society: Ordaining new bishops is schismatic act

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, issues a new warning to the Society of St. Pius X against carrying out episcopal ordinations without a pontifical mandate, saying Pope Leo XIV continues to pray the Lefebvrians choose a different path.

Pope: Virgin Mary is perfect model of what the Church is called to be