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Top Priority for Pope Leo: Warn the World of the A.I. Threat

The parishioners at St. Matthias Schöneberg Church in Berlin worry about artificial intelligence. Congregants fret that their children are finding.

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For Catholics, the Pope Is a Holy Father. For the World, He Is a Powerful Voice

Just days into the papacy of Leo XIV, the new pope has begun to lay out his vision for how.

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World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American

The surprising election of the first American pope felt fraught and disorienting to Roman Catholics around the world, who had.

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Lay Catholics Expected to Retain Big Role in Pope Leo XIV’s Church

In the fall of 2024, the cardinal who is now Pope Leo XIV sat at a large round table inside.

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Real Estate

Leo Lived Here: The Price Goes Up for the Pope’s Childhood Home

Real estate prices jump for a lot of reasons: location, the market, even a shiny new kitchen. But one humble.

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These Contentious Issues Could Determine Who Becomes the Next Pope

The cardinals who have traveled to Rome to elect the next pope at a conclave next week sometimes look as.

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There’s Never Been a Pope From the U.S. Could Cardinal Prevost Change That?

For betting types, the conventional wisdom says not to put your money on a pope from the United States. Yet.

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Martin Scorsese Interviews Pope Francis in Upcoming Documentary ‘Aldeas’

Martin Scorsese will produce a new documentary featuring an on-camera interview with Pope Francis that was recorded at Vatican City.

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How Francis Challenged and Embraced Africa’s Rising Catholic Population

When Pope Francis presided over a Mass that incorporated elements of Congolese tradition in St. Peter’s Basilica in 2019, it.

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Cardinal Who Threatened to Crash the Conclave Now Says He Won’t

When more than 130 cardinals solemnly file into the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin voting on who among.

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