Pope Leo XIV

The Copts, the SSPX, and what everyone missed about Leo this week

While attention has focused on Leo XIV’s first encyclical, a series of significant developments have offered further clues about the direction of his pontificate
Michael Haynes

UK pupils join Pope Leo’s call to pray for peace

Thousands of primary school children across the UK have prayed the rosary during May as Pope Leo XIV invites the faithful to pray for peace
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo calls for liturgical reform faithful to tradition

The Holy Father said reform must distinguish between immutable elements of the liturgy and parts susceptible to legitimate change
Thomas Colsy

The false divide between “pelvic theology” and Catholic social teaching

The Church’s teachings on sexuality are not a distraction from Catholic social doctrine but one of its essential foundations
Noelle Mering

Toronto Catholics urge cardinal to intervene over SSPX consecrations

More than 140 Catholics in Toronto have asked Cardinal Frank Leo to raise their concerns with Pope Leo XIV before planned SSPX episcopal consecrations
Thomas Colsy

Can moral authority still restrain technological power?

Pope Leo XIV’s intervention on artificial intelligence raises urgent questions about power, responsibility and whether anyone shaping the future of AI is still willing to listen
Gavin Ashenden

Reactions to Magnifica Humanitas reveal anxieties of the AI age

The debate surrounding Magnifica Humanitas suggests Pope Leo XIV’s intervention touched something deeper than technology: a crisis concerning authority, freedom and what it means to be human
Andrew Cusack

Analysis: The Pope urges us to choose a human future

In 'Magnifica Humanitas', Pope Leo XIV offers not merely a reflection on artificial intelligence but a defence of human dignity and the common good
Chad Engelland

The Pope urges Europe's leaders to address demographic crisis

Pope Leo XIV said Europe needs a fresh springtide for the family to overcome demographic decline
The Catholic Herald

Is Magnifica Humanitas aimed at Peter Thiel’s techno-political empire?

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical does not name Peter Thiel, but its critique of transhumanism, private power and algorithmic warfare lands close to his world
Thomas Colsy