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Leo XIV at Regina Caeli: Putting humanity first in the AI age

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray the Regina Caeli on Sunday, 10 May 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Leo XIV at Regina Caeli: Putting humanity first in the AI age

May 17
Christopher R. Altieri

A human on the starliner in Wall-E. (Credit: Pixar.)

In the AI revolution, Leo XIV wants a third way between Terminator and Wall-E

May 17
Charles Collins

President Emmanuel Macron of France meets with Pope Leo XIV on April 10, 2026 in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO

May 16
Associated Press

Archbishop Gregory Aymond, of New Orleans, listens during a news conference at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Nov. 12, 2013. (Credit: Patrick Semansky/AP.)

New Orleans kept accused priest in pulpit despite complaints: misconduct ‘involved adults’, archdiocese admits

May 16
Christopher R. Altieri

A woman and child kneel during Catholic Mass at Benedictine College, Oct. 29, 2023, in Atchison, Kan. (Credit: Charlie Riedel/AP.)

Religion data expert: Easter convert numbers are ‘drop in the bucket’

May 15
Crux Now Staff

Siena Heights University will close after the 2025–2026 academic year. (Credit: Siena Heights University.)

Money woes close a small Michigan Catholic college. It’s not alone

May 15
Janelle D. James/ Bridge Michigan

Archbishop Gregory Aymond, of New Orleans, listens during a news conference at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Nov. 12, 2013. (Credit: Patrick Semansky/AP.)

New Orleans kept accused priest in pulpit despite complaints: misconduct ‘involved adults’, archdiocese admits

May 16
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

The Vatican has said a lot about artificial intelligence. A primer ahead of the pope’s encyclical

May 16
Nicole Winfield

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during his two-day visit to Italy and the Vatican, in Rome, Friday, May 8, 2026. (Credit: Stefano Rellandini/Pool Photo via AP.)

Rubio presses Europe on Iran action as he seeks to mend ties with Italy and Vatican

May 9
Giada Zampano,
Nicole Winfield

This image released by the Italian Culture Ministry on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, shows the oil-on-canvas painting “Portrait of Monsignor Maffeo Barberini” by Italian Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (16th century). (Credit: Alessio Panunzi and Alberto Novelli/Gallerie Nazionali di Arte Antica, Ministero della Cultura via AP.)

Italy buys Caravaggio painting of future Pope for about $35 million, one of its largest payouts for a single work

Mar 12
Giada Zampano

Swiss Guards march in the St. Damasus Courtyard at the Vatican on Oct. 23, 2025. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Vatican investigates Swiss Guard after allegations of an antisemitic incident in St. Peter’s Square

Nov 11, 2025
Giada Zampano,
Associated Press

Pope Leo XIV leaves the Global World Food Day Ceremony in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 16, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

Pope Leo urges world leaders ‘not to look the other way’ in fighting global hunger

Oct 16, 2025
Giada Zampano,
Associated Press