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Focus on spreading the Gospel, Pope tells Italian bishops (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV encouraged the bishops of Italy to sow the Gospel tirelessly and look upon the harvest with the gaze of Christ, rather than “lament the hardened ground.”
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Pope emphasizes centrality of evangelization, warns against watering down the faith (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV said that evangelization “must remain the fundamental motivation behind every action of the universal Church and of local communities” and warned against “watering down the content” of …
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Documents on Cambodian martyrs presented to Vatican (CWN)
The vicar apostolic of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, delivered to the Vatican almost 2,500 pages of documentation on the sainthood cause of his predecessor, Bishop Joseph Chhmar Salas, and 11 other …
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Pope Leo, Canada’s Prime Minister Carney discuss AI, peace (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV and Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada spoke by phone this afternoon about artificial intelligence, four days after the publication of the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (CWN article, …
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Editorial: Pope Leo XIV says just war theory is outdated. Catholics should take heed.
In Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV has spoken about war, peace, technology and human dignity with the clarity this moment demands. Catholics should now ask what it means to say that …
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In AI encyclical, Pope Leo warns of tech, data center threats to creation
In Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo said, “Technology has the power to heal, connect, educate and protect our common home; but it can also divide, exclude and generate new forms of injustice.”
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Your letters: Slavery and the church, ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ and higher education
Letters to the editor: NCR readers respond to stories about Pope Leo XIV’s apology for the church’s role in slavery, his new encyclical and the vocation of higher education.
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Thomas Merton—Ultimately, faith is the only key to the universe.
Ultimately, faith is the only key to the universe. — Thomas Merton
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May. 29 Friday of the Eighth Week of Ordinary Time; Opt. Mem. of St. Paul VI, Pope; Ember Friday, Weekday
Today is the Optional Memorial of Pope St. Paul VI (1897-1978). Paul VI was canonized and added to the General Roman Calendar on January 25, 2019, the Feast of the …
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Pope Leo XIV Meets With Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson presents Pope Leo XIV with an invitation to visit the city, the Pope’s hometown, during a meeting on May 28, 2026, at the Vatican. The Pontiff …