JD Vance previously sparked controversy in April by invoking just war theory in reference to the Trump administration’s conflict in Iran after President Donald Trump criticized Pope Leo’s opposition to that war.
Pope Leo XIV
Posted inCatholic Book Club
Why Pope Leo’s new encyclical quotes Gandalf: Literary images of hope and faith in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’
Throughout “Magnifica Humanitas,” the two images used to represent the choice before us are of the Tower of Babel and Nehemiah’s slow reconstruction of Jerusalem. You can guess which one our Augustinian pope prefers—along with folks like J. R. R. Tolkien.
Posted inVatican Dispatch
Pope Leo issues plea for Gaza assistance
“I would like to renew my appeal to all authorities to assist the people of Gaza. To help them now to begin to rebuild because the people are truly still suffering.”
Posted inNews
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.
Posted inNews
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.”
Posted inShort Take
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.’
Posted inNews
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.
Posted inFaith and Reason
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.
Posted inVatican Dispatch
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.”
Posted inSpeeches
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 […]