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All on board: Meet the pilot who will fly Pope Leo XIV to Barcelona

by Ines San Martin

Pablo Martínez will pilot the flight carrying Pope Leo XIV from Madrid to Barcelona during the pope’s upcoming trip to Spain and the Canary Islands.

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U.S. Church

Poll: Pope has high favorability rating after AI encyclical; Trump dips over inflation, war in Iran

by Kate Scanlon

The poll found the U.S.-born Pope Leo had the highest net favorability rating of a group of public figures they polled at plus-37 percentage points.

Pope Leo encyclical on AI shows need for humanity in healthcare, says expert

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World

Flowers, stadiums, Banderas and jamón: Spain is ready to welcome Pope Leo XIV

by Ines San Martin

At Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu stadium, Pope Leo will meet thousands of Catholics from across the archdiocese, showcasing the many faces of the local Church. 

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Vatican

Pope Leo: Keep beautiful witness of Corpus Christi processions alive

by Deborah Castellano Lubov | Vatican News

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

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by John Mulderig
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