BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday sought to encourage Spain 's young people to persevere in their faith, as he presided over an evening rally that was notable for its frank discussion of depression, domestic violence and "toxic" family relationships. The U.S.-born pope...
MADRID (AP) — Pope Leo XIV met Monday with six survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Madrid and vowed to consider their suggestions for how the Catholic Church can improve its response to the crisis, the Vatican said. The meeting, which followed in the tradition of popes meeting with abuse...
MADRID (AP) — Pope Leo XIV honored Spain 's centuries-old tradition of religious devotion on Sunday as a "school of faith" for today, as he presided over a Mass before a million people and a procession highlighting one of the most iconic expressions of Spanish popular piety: flower carpets. ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The weeklong visit to Spain by Pope Leo XIV has brought the pontiff to a once-staunchly Catholic country that has long been in the throes of waning religious practice and, recently, a political crisis for the governing Socialist Party. Leo is expected to double down on his...
MADRID (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged Spaniards on Saturday to stop "fanning the flames of polarization" as he arrived in Spain at a moment of political turmoil for the Socialist-led government and a credibility crisis for the Catholic Church. The American pontiff traveled to Spain dozens of times as...
PARIS (AP) — When Pope Leo XIV was elected last year and it emerged that he was a tennis player, his love of the sport was quickly celebrated during an audience with top-ranked Jannik Sinner. In the ensuing months, Leo has tried to set aside time in his busy schedule to play the sport every week...
At a time of great peril and uncertainty, Pope Leo XIV has issued the encyclical entitled Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity) – an epistle of robust hope that seeks to invigorate Christians and Catholics in tackling present-day realities. Human dignity is the focal point of Magnifica...
I wouldn’t put the Pope and AI in one sentence, but Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, continues to surprise and impress. Days after his election as head of the Catholic Church last year, Pope Leo XIV said he considered AI the biggest challenge facing humanity today. With this in mind, it...
Pope Leo XIV may be the envy of car enthusiasts all over the world, being one of the first people to see the highly-anticipated Ferrari Luce in the metal. The first, all-electric Ferrari was presented to the Pontiff at Castel Gandolfo, just a day after it was unveiled to the world. A Ferrari...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war. “Magnifica...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See 's role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.” Past popes have apologized for Christians’ involvement...
ACERRA, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday greeted one by one families who lost loved ones to illegal toxic dumping in an area near Naples, tied to a multi-billion criminal racket run by the mafia. Many paused to share photographs and other mementos of children and young people who have died...
