Rome-based Dominican Father Patrick Briscoe cautioned against viewing Pope Leo’s decision as a critique of Pope Francis, who often washed the feet of inmates and the underprivileged on Holy Thursday.
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Report refutes abuse cover-up claims against Pope John Paul II as leader of Krákow archdiocese
“Our research shows that Cardinal Karol Wojtyla did not transfer priests from parish to parish when he learned of their criminal activities, but he took quick action, and some of his decisions were above-standard for the time,” the March 13 report’s lead said.
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Pope Leo gives stark warning on AI: We must ‘safeguard ourselves.’
The challenge from A.I., the pope said, “is not technological, but anthropological. Safeguarding faces and voices ultimately means safeguarding ourselves.”
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Hong Kong’s Catholic democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai convicted in ‘farce’ national security trial
Hong Kong’s prominent Catholic, media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai has been convicted of national security offenses under the city’s controversial national security law.
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Pope Leo ‘very happy’ to be gifted a horse from prestigious Polish stable
At his Wednesday morning general audience, Pope Leo’s face lit up with an unusually bright smile receiving a unique donation: Proton, a purebred Arabian horse from a prestigious Polish stable.
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Amid historic deal, Gaza pastor says little is left after ‘tsunami’ of destruction
Palestinians have returned to see only mostly rubble in Gaza City as hundreds of aid trucks slowly made their way out of a gigantic Rafah crossing queue on Oct. 12.
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Pope Leo named one of top 100 A.I. influencers by Time magazine
If Leo XIV continues to marshal the world’s Catholics against AI’s alienating potential, Time said, “Silicon Valley faces a formidable—and unexpected—spiritual counterweight.”
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Vatican names panel of independent judges for trial of disgraced ex-Jesuit Marko Rupnik
The Vatican has named the judges that will preside over the trial of disgraced Father Marko Rupnik.
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Mosaics of alleged abuser Father Marko Rupnik removed from Vatican News website
Vatican News has begun removing artwork by Father Marko Rupnik from its website.
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Pope Leo XIV names Uganda native as bishop of Louisiana’s Houma-Thibodaux diocese
“I did not expect this—I am humbled beyond words that the Holy Father has chosen me, not from outside, but from among the ranks of the priests of this beloved Diocese,” the bishop-designate said.