Breaking with precedent, the pope will present the document himself with Anthropic’s co-founder.
Gerard O’Connell
Gerard O’Connell is America’s senior Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985.
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Pope Leo establishes new Vatican commission on artificial intelligence
Pope Leo has approved the establishment of an inter-dicasterial commission at the Vatican on artificial intelligence—another sign of the importance he places on A.I. developments.
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Vatican warns SSPX leaders of excommunication over ‘schismatic act’ of ordaining bishops
The Vatican has again warned the Priestly Society of St. Pius X against ordaining new bishops on July 1 without papal mandate.
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Pope Leo meets with Marco Rubio amid Trump’s personal attacks
The Vatican stated Thursday that during “cordial discussions” this morning between Pope Leo XIV and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio “the common commitment to cultivating good bilateral relations between the Holy See and the United States of America was renewed.”
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Trump attacks Pope Leo again ahead of Marco Rubio’s Vatican visit
President Trump publicly attacked Pope Leo again on May 5, alleging that “he’s endangering a lot of Catholics and a lot of people” and falsely claiming yet again that for the pontiff, “it’s O.K. for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
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Pope Leo encourages Catholic Charities USA to continue work amid political turbulence
Alluding to the current turbulent political, social and economic situation in his homeland, Pope Leo said, “I am fully aware that the Catholic Charities agencies in the United States of America are by no means immune from these challenges that continue to manifest themselves in our own day.”
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Interview: Pope Leo’s visit invites renewed faith and peaceful coexistence in Angola
The Jesuit superior in Angola reflects on Pope Leo’s message of peace to a country still scarred by 27 years of civil war.
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Interview: Jesuit provincial on what Pope Leo’s visit meant for Cameroon
“Pope Leo is widely seen in Cameroon as a deeply inspiring and unifying spiritual leader, whose presence evokes strong emotional and religious fervor among the faithful,” Jean Luc Enyegue, S.J., the superior provincial of the Jesuits in 10 French-speaking countries of West Africa, said.
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Pope Leo speaks on same-sex blessings, migration and more on plane back to Rome
Pope Leo said “the unity or division of the church should not revolve around sexual matters,” and that we must not treat migrants “worse than animals, as often happens.”
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Asked about regime change in Iran, Pope Leo says, ‘I cannot be in favor of war.’
“The question is not whether there is regime change or no regime change; the question is how to promote the values in which we believe without the death of so many innocent people.”