Why Catholics celebrate Mary as ‘mother of the Church’ the day after Pentecost
In 2018, Pope Francis added the memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, to the Roman calendar. This memorial is...
Pope Leo XIV discusses major challenges of EU and its future with European bishops
Pope Leo XIV met on May 21 with the Commission of the Episcopal Conferences of the European Union (COMECE), with whom he discussed...
Leo XIV authorizes beatification of 80 civil war martyrs ahead of his trip to Spain
On May 22, Pope Leo XIV approved the promulgation of six decrees from the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, following an audience...
LA Auxiliary Bishop Aclan, the 2nd Filipino American to be named US bishop, retires
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Auxiliary Bishop Alejandro “Alex” D. Aclan of Los Angeles, 75, who...
One theologian’s work on a Catholic approach to AI and his hopes for ‘Magnifica Humanitas’
What does artificial intelligence mean for our future? As Pope Leo XIV is poised to address the topic in his encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas,”...
Former cosmetics exec to be ordained priest is driven by ‘restlessness’ of love for the poor
(OSV News) — Ahead of his May 23 priestly ordination for the Diocese of Fresno, California, Deacon Scott-Vincent Borba — co-founder of beauty giant...
Sweden’s Cardinal Arborelius says AI needs moral compass as faith grows in secular Europe
KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) — “He is not afraid of anything. He talks to everybody and is not against anybody. He always aims...
‘Emergent misalignment,’ when AI goes rogue, is a key challenge, says Catholic expert
(OSV News) — As Pope Leo XIV releases “Magnifica Humanitas,” his new encyclical on artificial intelligence, an AI ethics scholar told OSV News that...
EWTN News explains: What is a papal encylical?
With the announcement of Pope Leo XIVʼs first papal encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas: “On the Protection of Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial...
How does Pope Leo pray?
Pope Leo XIV goes through his day centered on prayer, silence, and seeking God amid his responsibilities at the helm of the Church,...