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Washington Roundup: Policymakers’ reaction to pope’s AI encyclical, new trial for death-row inmate

by Kate Scanlon

Pope Leo: The development of AI technology must be accompanied by safeguards to protect human dignity, as it is “threatened by new forms of dehumanization.”

Blog: 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage
Pope Leo XIV rushes to aid elderly priest who collapsed in St. Peter’s Square
Knights of Peter Claver express ‘full support’ for Pope Leo slavery apology
Pope Leo XIV heads to Spain, ‘a missionary nation’ he knows by heart

U.S. Church

National Eucharistic Pilgrimage commemorates Catholic history along South Atlantic coast

by Maria Wiering

 After a Pentecost launch, the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage is marking its first full weekend with events in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Lawmakers back US bishops’ bid to block abortion from pregnant worker protection rules

Pew: Most Americans who attend religious services have heard about political, social issues recently

Supreme Court declines to dismiss Peter’s Pence lawsuit

Vance invokes Pope Leo on AI and warfare in Air Force Academy graduation address

Meet the Silicon Valley priest advising tech companies on artificial intelligence ethics

World

Church aid leader: Lebanese Christians don’t want mere survival, they want to ‘truly live’

by Katarzyna Szalajko

“Christians stay and live in a kind of constant siege,” with many refusing to leave because they fear departure would mean permanent exile.

Peru: Church asks forgiveness to victims of suppressed lay movement
Pope Leo calls for ‘educational alliance’ on AI: Here are takeaways for parents, teachers
Pope Leo XIV likely to visit Argentina and Uruguay in 1 trip with Peru
‘Magnifica Humanitas’ a call for moral wisdom in the age of AI, panelists say
Sweden’s Cardinal Arborelius says AI needs moral compass as faith grows in secular Europe

Somalia is nearing the brink of humanitarian catastrophe, aid and Church organizations warn

Maronite patriarch who championed Lebanese independence among sainthood causes advanced by Pope Leo

Ukrainian nun on front lines meets Pope Leo, pleads for help to ‘end the war’

Vatican

Full text: Pope Leo XIV’s general audience given May 27, 2026

by Pope Leo XIV

Opinion

Pope Leo’s first encyclical

by Michael R. Heinlein

Pope Leo XIV declares the digital age a mission field in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’

by Ines San Martin

‘Magnifica Humanitas’ explores being human in the age of artificial intelligence

by Bishop John P. Dolan

Reviews

Obsession

by John Mulderig
St. Francis of Assisi in film
‘House of David’ star opens up about Catholic conversion as new season premieres
Looking for a Holy Week read? Updated book explores ‘What Christ Suffered’
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