Posted on 05/22/2026 03:46 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV receives the Taoiseach of Ireland, Mr Micheál Martin, in audience in the Vatican.
Posted on 05/22/2026 02:45 AM ()
Meeting with participants in a Vatican conference on artificial intelligence, Pope Leo XIV encourages efforts to educate people about AI while leading them to Christ and a “restored trust in technology.”
Posted on 05/22/2026 02:14 AM ()
The Holy See highlights the urgent need to uphold international humanitarian law and protect civilians, noting increased attacks on religious sites and healthcare workers. Addressing the UN Security Council, it also raises ethical concerns over emerging wartime technologies and calls for peace built on dialogue.
Posted on 05/21/2026 23:44 PM ()
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia issues a pastoral appeal calling for urgent protection of Ethiopian migrants, many of whom face grave risks along migration routes in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
Posted on 05/21/2026 23:35 PM ()
As the Oblates of Mary Immaculate celebrate the congregation’s 200th anniversary, 20 missionary Oblate Bishops from 12 countries gather in Rome to renew their call to serve as “Pilgrims of Hope in Communion.”
Posted on 05/21/2026 10:57 AM ()
Key speakers at the afternoon session of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in the Vatican paint a sobering picture of what could be a dystopian future for humanity as AI increasingly shapes our reality. They also convey hope and optimism as men and women of goodwill are called to take action in the service of the common good.
Posted on 05/21/2026 06:00 AM ()
Speaking at a press conference at Vatican Radio headquarters, the presidency of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) reflected on their meeting with Pope Leo XIV on Thursday morning and on presenting him with a proposal for a new edition of “Rethinking Europe” for fall 2027.
Posted on 05/21/2026 05:36 AM ()
The conference “Preserving Human Voices and Faces,” organized by the Dicastery for Communication and inspired by Pope Leo’s message for the World Day of Social Communications, brings together international academics, tech experts, journalists and more to discuss the impact of AI on relationships, the media, societies and communities.
Posted on 05/21/2026 04:26 AM ()
As the International Communication Conference at Rome’s Pontifical Urbaniana University on “Preserving human voices and faces” got underway on Thursday, 21 May, Nigeria’s Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of the Diocese of Oyo has reiterated Pope Leo XIV’s message for communication that does not alienate.
Posted on 05/21/2026 01:00 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV encourages leaders of ecclesial movements and lay associations to guide those under their care with discernment and transparency, so that they may remain open to the world and grounded in communion.
