The Catholic principle guiding popes through tech upheavals, from the Industrial Revolution to AI

Pope Leo is one of many popes to respond to technological change by drawing on a Catholic principle called ‘subsidiarity.’ ...
Pew Research Center

Most U.S. Catholics view Pope Leo favorably; many think Trump has been too critical of him

About eight-in-ten U.S. Catholics (78%) have a favorable view of Pope Leo XIV, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. That’s down slightly from summer 2025, when 84% of U.S. Catholics ...
The Washington Post

Blessed by Pope Francis, a boy with cerebral palsy became a symbol of grace

Amid the hullabaloo of his first trip to the United States as pontiff, Pope Francis suddenly asked his driver to stop. The pope had just landed at the Philadelphia airport, and he was leaving the ...
Time

What to Know About Pope Leo's Journey to Spain—and How It Honors the Late Pope Francis

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Boston Herald

‘Love my woke pope’: Why Leo’s first encyclical went viral and how it speaks to his papal approach

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shortly after Pope Leo XIV issued his sweeping manifesto calling for the robust regulation of artificial intelligence, the Instagram meme account Saint Hoax posted a video to its ...
deseret

Pope Leo calls to ‘disarm’ AI, embrace human limitations and focus on human dignity in his first major teaching

In a document spanning nearly 42,000 words, Pope Leo XIV warned that artificial intelligence poses a growing threat to human dignity and human equality, calling for stronger regulation and a more ...
The Hill

Pope Leo encyclical: World leaders should be ‘slowing things down’ on AI

Pope Leo XIV on Monday warned about the risks posed by AI in his first encyclical. In the encyclical, titled “Magnifica Humanitas,” the pontiff wrote that policymakers must address the widespread ...
The Washington Post

Pope elevates AI ethics to a religious imperative with first encyclical

VATICAN CITY — In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV put forth a defense of human dignity in the era of AI, delivering a far-ranging treatise on the morality of technology that included a dramatic ...
Foreign Affairs

The Not-So-Quiet American

In the months after Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, in May 2025, he kept a relatively low profile. He fulfilled prescheduled trips to Turkey and Lebanon and released just one pontifical document, ...
USA Today

An American pope, a presidential clash and what it means in the pews

VILLANOVA, PA – It's been nearly 1,000 years since King Henry IV stood barefoot in the Italian snow to beg forgiveness after clashes with Pope Gregory VII and over two centuries since Napoleon ...
America Magazine

Martin Scorsese’s final interview with Pope Francis

Martin Scorsese and Pope Francis on the set of "Aldeas" Credit: Aldeas Scholas Films Martin Scorsese’s new documentary, “Aldeas, the Final Dream of Pope Francis,” premiered on Tuesday, April 21, at a ...