In these early days of the A.I. revolution, a lesson from the first Industrial Revolution holds firm. Catholic social teaching instructs us to look beyond machinery to people.
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JD Vance and Marco Rubio to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass
Both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV on May 18, the vice president’s office said.
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Amid immigration raids, Nashville diocese tells Catholics they don’t have to attend Sunday Mass if safety is at risk
Amid immigration raids and emptying pews, the Nashville diocese is reminding faithful that they are not required to attend Mass if they fear for their well-being, according to the church’s own teaching and canon law.
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Pope Leo’s name choice and the enduring wisdom of ‘Rerum Novarum’
A Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, by Father Terrance Klein
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The quiet intimacy of the Upper Room
A Reflection for Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter, by Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Leo XIV promises Eastern Catholics he will work for peace in their war-torn countries
“The peoples of our world desire peace,” Pope Leo XIV said, “and to their leaders I appeal with all my heart: Let us meet, let us talk, let us negotiate! War is never inevitable.”
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Tennis fan Pope Leo XIV meets world’s No. 1 player Jannik Sinner at the Vatican
Pope Leo is an avid tennis player and fan and had said earlier this week that he would be up for a charity match when it was suggested by a journalist. But, Leo joked, “we can’t invite Sinner.”
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A missionary pope: What Pope Leo XIV’s years in Peru tell us about how he’ll lead the church
Father Robert Prevost first arrived in Peru in 1985 during a time of crisis, the aftermath of devastating El Niño rains that had left thousands of people homeless.
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Ukrainian president speaks with Pope Leo and invites him to Ukraine
“I invited His Holiness to make an apostolic visit to Ukraine. Such a visit would bring real hope to all believers and to all our people,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X.
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Pope Leo’s motto and coat of arms pay homage to St. Augustine
Pope Leo XIV’s devotion to St. Augustine, his life and ministry as a member of the Augustinian order and his focus on the unity of the church are reflected in his episcopal motto and coat of arms.