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Pope Leo XIV heads to Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade

Pope Leo XIV has called for Angolans to fight the “scourge of corruption” with a culture of justice

The Independent UK

Trump’s exchange with Pope Leo reflects deep-rooted tensions between the Vatican and the United States: 4 essential reads

President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, the U.S.-born head of the Catholic Church, had an unusual and acrimonious public exchange over the weekend.

The Conversation

Pope Leo urges priests to stop using AI to write sermons

Pope Leo XIV also urged his fellow clergymen to ‘use your brains more’ in a wide-ranging speech last week

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Pope Leo XIV Warns Priests Against ChatGPT Sermons and TikTok Fame: 'The Brain Needs to Be Used'

Pope Leo XIV warns clergy against AI-generated sermons, stressing the need for human intellect and spiritual expression. Discover how this directive impacts the Catholic Church's approach to technology and human connection.

International Business Times UK

Why standing in solidarity with immigrants is an act of accompaniment in Catholic philosophy

In Portland, Oregon, people wearing inflatable frog costumes – The Portland Frog Brigade – danced outside immigration offices. In Chicago, parents and neighbors walked children to and from school, forming “magic schoolbuses” for families who feared detention.

The Conversation

The Pope and Catholic priests keep giving terrifying warnings about AI. What exactly are they scared of?

Artificial intelligence could bring people back to the church – or replace it entirely, writes Maja Anushka

The Independent UK

Pope Leo Says AI Can Be A 'Tool' For Connecting With God, But Warns Youth Of Over Reliance. 'Don't Ask It To Do Your Homework For You'

Artificial intelligence can be used to help people connect with God though it's important not to become overly reliant on the technology, Pope Leo XIV recently said.

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At the 6-months mark, Pope Leo finds his footing and starts charting his own path and style

Pope Leo XIV is getting used to being pope at the six-month mark, following his shock election in May and sharp learning curve over the summer

The Independent UK

Pope bestows one of Catholic Church’s highest honours on British convert

St John Henry Newman was a Church of England priest before he converted to Catholicism

The Independent UK

Catholic church calls for a global AI regulatory framework as the Pope pontificates against the technology arms race, calling for the 'audacity of disarmament'

Wants AI to create a "more authentically just and human global society", but not impressed with what he's seen so far.

PC Gamer

MAGA Catholics Furious as Pope Leo Slams Trump's 'Gospel': Real Reason Conservatives Are Calling Him the Woke Pope

A major rift has opened between the Vatican and the American right. Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, has infuriated MAGA Catholics, earning him the label 'Woke Pope.'

International Business Times UK

From coding to canonization: The extraordinary life of Carlo Acutis

Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old computer whiz, is being declared the first millennial saint

The Independent UK

Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin

Pope Leo XIV has marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin

The Independent UK

Pope Leo wades into business regulation, preaching the idea of an ethical AI framework to tech executives

Leo’s namesake, Pope Leo XIII, advocated for better working conditions during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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30 Of The Most Remarkable Historical Photos Colorized (New Pics)

What happens when you stop seeing the world in black and white and add a splash of color?

The Independent UK

Pope Leo issues stark warning about AI’s effects on children

New generations face the biggest risk from technological advances, says the pontiff

PC Gamer

Calling AI a threat to 'human dignity, justice and labor,' Pope Leo XIV of all people takes on Big Tech

I'm definitely not looking to convert, but I'm listening.

The Conversation

What a sunny van Gogh painting of ‘The Sower’ tells us about Pope Leo’s message of hope

In his first general audience in Rome, Pope Leo XIV referred to Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sower at Sunset” and called it a symbol of hope. A brilliant setting sun illuminates a field as a farmer walks toward the right, sowing seeds.

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15 Shocking Pope Facts That May Leave You Flabbergasted Or Eager To Know More

20 telltale stories about popes and the papacy that may surprise even the most knowledgeable.

Reason

Texas Revs the Growth Machine

Plus: The near death of starter-home reform in Texas, Colorado's pending ban on rent-recommendation software, and a very Catholic story of eminent domain abuse.

International Business Times

Pope's Call To Tame AI Sets Tone For Christian Leaders

Pope Leo XIV singled out the challenges of artificial intelligence as he took office this month, underscoring religious leaders' hopes to influence a technology freighted with both vast hopes and apocalyptic fears.

Reason

Pope Leo's Childhood Home Faces Eminent Domain as He Relocates to a More Eminent Domain

The last Pope Leo denounced state seizures of private property as "emphatically unjust."

The Conversation

19th-century Catholic teachings, 21st-century tech: How concerns about AI guided Pope Leo’s choice of name

When Robert Francis Prevost chose the papal name Leo XIV, it could have meant many things. There were 13 Leos before him: The first, Leo the Great, was a fifth-century theologian who helped heal the doctrinal divisions among early Christians; Leo X, a member of the powerful Medici family, helped…

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Maga Catholics are on a collision course with Leo XIV. They have good reason to fear him

They have been quick to brand the new pope an ‘anti-Trump’ ‘total Marxist’. In return, he is already critiquing their worldview, says Guardian associate editor Julian Coman

Evening Standard

Pope Leo XIV gives first major address at inauguration attended by thousands

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and the Duke of Edinburgh, who was representing the King, were among attendees.

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