Bringing your full (wounded) self to ministry
If seen in the light of God’s grace, our wounds can humble us, help remove a sense of arrogance and, above all, make us more sensitive to others who struggle.
Pope Leo XIV likely to visit Argentina, Uruguay and Peru this year
Catholic leaders in Peru—where Pope Leo, a naturalized Peruvian citizen, served as a missionary and bishop—have already voiced their expectations of a papal visit to South America.
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for the Catholic Church’s role in legitimizing slavery
Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”
In ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ Pope Leo delivers on a people-first vision for AI
Leo’s answer is clear: A person’s dignity does not depend on what they can ‘achieve or produce.’
AI is biased toward Catholicism, researchers say
Most popular artificial intelligence models are biased toward Catholicism and against a number of other religious traditions when asked about converting to a faith, according to new research assembled by a group of religious colleges.
A capitalist (priest) reads ‘Magnifica Humanitas’
Pope Leo XIV’s superb new encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” is the most cogent Catholic critique of capitalism that I have ever read.
A.I., human dignity and peace: What you need to know about Pope Leo’s first encyclical
Leo stresses that, for all of us, the ethics of A.I. cannot be simplified into “good use of A.I. is good, evil use of A.I. is evil”—A.I. is not, he says, a morally neutral tool, but “embodies choices and priorities through what it measures, ignores and optimizes, and how it classifies people and situations.”
Pope Leo’s first encyclical tackles A.I., power and human dignity
The pope warns against the “idolatry of profit that sacrifices the weak“ and “the pretense that a single language—even a digital one—can translate everything.”
Pope Leo XIV calls for AI to be ‘disarmed,’ directed to the common good
Editors’ note: This is the full text of the address from Pope Leo XIV during the presentation and promulgation of his encyclical ‘Magnifica Humanitas.’ Dear brothers and sisters, I want to thank all of you for being here today, for your interest. I sincerely thank those who have organized this meeting today, and especially those who shared their competence and experience in the different reflections that we have listened to. In a special way I would like to thank Mr Olah for accepting our invitation. In turn, in the name of the Church, I accept your invitation to walk together,…
Pope Leo XIV: The church is the protagonist of the Gospel, not merely its guardian
Editors’ note: This is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s homily during Pentecost Mass at St Peter’s Basilica on May 24. Dear brothers and sisters, The Easter season reaches its fulfillment today on the Solemnity of Pentecost. To highlight the continuity of this salvific event, the Gospel takes us back to the “first day of the week” (Jn 20:19), that is, to that new day on which the risen Jesus appeared to the disciples, showing them “his hands and his side” (v. 20). The Lord reveals his glorious body, specifically his wounds, the marks of the crucifixion. These signs of…
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