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.”
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Pope Leo says rise of AI-directed warfare leads to a ‘spiral of annihilation’
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a “spiral of annihilation.”
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Pope Leo prays for end to ‘fratricidal hatred’ as he celebrates anniversary in Pompeii
Pope Leo XIV prayed Friday for political leaders to end the “fratricidal hatred” in the world, as he spent the anniversary of his election in the ancient city of Pompeii commemorating a feast day that is particularly important to him and coincided last year with the start of his pontificate.
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Pope Francis meets with new Russian ambassador as second Moscow mission planned for his Ukraine peace envoy
Pope Francis met with Russia’s new ambassador Ivan Soltanovsky as the Vatican’s Ukraine peace envoy prepares for another possible trip to Russia.