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St. Augustine—Let him understand that he is no bishop who loves to rule and not be useful to his flock.
Let him understand that he is no bishop who loves to rule and not be useful to his flock. —St. Augustine
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Jun. 6 Saturday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Norbert, Bishop, Opt. Mem.
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Norbert (1080-1134). Norbert was born at Xanten near Cologne about the year 1080. As a young cleric he resided at the court of …
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Spanish saints are examples in our own dark night, Pope tells nation’s leaders (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV told Spanish lawmakers today that three Spanish saints—St. John of the Cross (1542-1591), St. Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582), and St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1566)—can assist the people …
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“We have lived a lie for 65 years”: Bishop Bushu on Cameroon’s deep divisions
Displaced people fleeing the war in Cameroon / Public Domain As the bishops of Cameroon renew calls for peace during their 51st Plenary Assembly, a retired bishop from the country’s …
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Pope Leo: Iran war does not meet just-war criteria (CWN)
In extemporaneous comments this morning on his flight from Rome to Madrid (CWN coverage), Pope Leo XIV said that the Iran war does not meet just-war criteria.
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New French ambassador to Holy See sees Lebanon as crucial to future of Middle East’s Christians (Vatican News (French))
Pope Leo XIV received Charles Personnaz, France’s new ambassador to the Holy See, on June 5. The ambassador said in an interview that a resolution of the Lebanon war is …
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LIVE UPDATES: Pope Leo XIV in Spain — Madrid to welcome a pope after 15 years
Follow here for live updates of Pope Leo XIV’s journey to Spain from June 6–12. Pope Leo XIV waves as he prepares to board an ITA Airways flight to Spain …
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Anthropic urges ‘pause’ or ‘slowdown’ of AI development after Leo’s encyclical
Anthropic expressed concerns about humans potentially losing control of AI if rapid development continues, echoing Pope Leo XIVʼs recent concerns about development. Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, participates in a …
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Anthropic urges ‘pause’ or ‘slowdown’ of AI development after Leo’s encyclical
Less than two weeks after Pope Leo XIV published an encyclical warning artificial intelligence (AI) companies against constructing “a new Tower of Babel,” the multibillion-dollar AI company Anthropic is calling …