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Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday created a commission to identify solutions for long-term sustainability at the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, a major hospital complex founded by St. Pio of Pietrelcina and directly overseen by the Vatican Secretariat of State.The Catholic hospital — which is located in the southern Italian region of Puglia — is facing ... read more

As we witness the rise of AI and the spread of violence and hatred across the globe, we can draw wisdom from both a fictional wizard and a very real pope. ... read more

Day 3 of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage began in Georgia on Tuesday — the second day of a 142-mile pilgrimage through the Diocese of Savannah, a day devoted to walking in the footsteps of the Georgia Martyrs, scheduled for beatification in Savannah on Oct. 31, the first beatification in the southern U.S. Local Georgians and ... read more

Vatican City - The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend John Mbua Mwandi, until now parish priest of Mulutu, as bishop of the diocese of Kitui, Kenya.Msgr. John Mbua Mwandi was born on 24 September 1970. He studied philosophy at Saint Augustine’s Senior Seminary of the diocese of Bungoma, and theology at Saint Matthias Mulumba ... read more

Rome – “The Pontifical Mission Societies are effectively the “primary means” of awakening missionary responsibility among all the baptized and supporting ecclesial communities in areas where the Church is young,” said Pope Leo XIV on May 22, 2025, regarding the significance of the Pontifical Mission Societies, when he received the national directors of the Pontifical ... read more

At the general audience on May 27, Pope Leo XIV urged priests to respect the “norms of the liturgy” and not to make changes to the Mass “on their own initiative,” in order to avoid confusing the faithful.“I encourage all priests to respect the texts and norms of the liturgy with openness, humility, trust in ... read more

Cardinal Fernando Chomali, archbishop of Santiago, Chile, offered a 10-point guide to understanding the central message of Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIVʼs first encyclical, presented May 25.The encyclicalʼs theme is “On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence." In it, the pope calls upon both society and those who design artificial intelligence ... read more

Juba - The Diocese of Tombura-Yambio in South Sudan is under heightened epidemic surveillance following the spread of the Ebola virus in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.“Although no confirmed cases have yet been reported in our area, the risk of cross-border transmission remains high due to the frequent population movements within the region. Therefore, ... read more

New Delhi - Establishing an ethical framework for artificial intelligence and disarming it, placing it at the service of human dignity, and the protection of the poor and vulnerable: these are some of the key points of the encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas," which the Indian bishops welcomed, as they announced in a statement following the publication ... read more

When ChatGPT spawned from the earth in 2022, humanity was introduced to artificial intelligence slowly, then all at once. For us laypeople, its uses were humorous at first (write the “To Be or Not to Be” speech as if read by Snoop Dogg). Its more concerning applications manifested later. Many of us now offload our ... read more

Americans have lost faith in either party to bring about a just economy. The Left has descended into communism, putting the means of production and the power to distribute property in the hands of the State. The Right disingenuously touts a free market while tilting the playing field toward the rich and wealthy corporations. Whatever ... read more

By confronting the church's failures, Magnifica Humanitas can be read as an "enactment of concrete solidarity," philosopher Sally Scholz writes.   ... read more

Ending a nearly 10-month organizing campaign and legal effort, a new arrangement allows pastoral teams to provide spiritual care, prayer and approved sacramental ministry at ICE facilities in the Windy City. ... read more

After years of allegations of land dispossession by now-dissolved Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a symbolic reparation ceremony for the Indigenous people whose land was taken away was held on Saturday. ... read more

"I think he wants the church to purify itself to be able to be an effective counter-witness to the negative dynamics you see in the world," one leader told NCR. ... read more