Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI a ‘powerful reminder’ of human dignity, says Archbishop Coakley May 25, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, which addresses artificial intelligence, is “a powerful reminder that no technology can replace a child of God, and all technology should be placed at the service of helping humanity thrive,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City.
‘Magnifica Humanitas’: Reading Pope Leo’s vision between the lines May 25, 2026By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV’s widely anticipated first encyclical on artificial intelligence is here, and it offers a clear path forward to one of the most pressing challenges of our age. But the 42,000-word “Magnifica Humanitas” also serves as a formal launching point for Pope Leo’s vision for contemporary application of Catholic social teaching.
Pope urges humanity to build civilization of love in digital world May 25, 2026By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News At a time when digital technologies are developing at a rapid and unpredictable pace, every single person must decide if she or he will be: a passive bystander; an unhelpful commentator; an avaricious architect of a new “Tower of Babel”; or a patient, hope-filled builder of a “civilization of love,” Pope Leo XIV said in his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas.”
‘Traveling museum’ from Catholic Charities will visit Baltimore June 2-3 May 25, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News The traveling museum has already visited cities in New York, Connecticut and Vermont and will stop at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland June 2 and 3.
Holy Spirit opens doors of peace, truth and forgiveness, pope says May 24, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV celebrated Pentecost by highlighting the role of the Holy Spirit in his repeated calls for peace in recent months, saying the spirit also guides the Church to truth amid a world marked by war, division and ideological fragmentation.
Maronite patriarch who championed Lebanese independence among sainthood causes advanced by Pope Leo May 24, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV advanced the sainthood causes of one woman and five men, including the Maronite patriarch who played an integral role in the establishment of modern-day Lebanon.
Archbishop William E. Lori has announced the appointment of new pastors and the assignments of permanent deacons May 24, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Appointments, Feature, Local News, News Archbishop William E. Lori announces the following appointments:
Meet the new priests to be ordained in 2026 May 23, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: New Priests 2026 Profiles of the new priests will be added to the Catholic Review site daily on this page from June 14 to June 18.
Flannery O’Connor: Southern writer made Catholic vision ‘apparent by shock’ May 23, 2026By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary Flannery O’Connor was not an evangelist. She was an artist, one of the most gifted American fiction writers of the 20th century. But a profoundly Catholic theological vision informs her art, giving her stories resonance and depth that sound deep — and sometimes deeply disturbing — spiritual chords.
Former Baltimore pathologist professes perpetual vows with Children of Mary May 22, 2026By Jenna Mattern Catholic Review Filed Under: Baltimore Basilica, Consecrated Life, Feature, Local News, News, Vocations Dr. Emily Wilding spent her career as an anatomic pathologist diagnosing disease through the close study of the body’s tissues. Through prayer and eucharistic devotion, she discerned a different calling – and left medicine for religious life as Sister Imelda Joy.
Ukrainian nun on front lines meets Pope Leo, pleads for help to ‘end the war’ May 22, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, War in Ukraine, World News A Ukrainian nun serving in a city on the front lines met with Pope Leo XIV during a private audience with members of a papal society, handing him images of two Ukrainian soldiers in captivity and pleading with him to “end the war.”
What is Anthropic? A look at the company joining Pope Leo for AI encyclical release May 22, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News When he releases his highly anticipated first encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” May 25, Pope Leo XIV will be present at the press conference — something atypical for such announcements, which are usually handled by senior Vatican officials.
