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Pope Leo XIV guides Barcelona youths through vocation, despair, and forgiveness

In Barcelona, Pope Leo XIV addressed three youths’ struggles—finding a vocation in a self-centered society, dealing with depression, and forgiving a family history marked by violence—advocating healthy spiritual restlessness, honest dialogue, and accompaniment. He stressed that God does not abandon us, cautioned against oversimplifying pain, and described forgiveness as a gradual journey that requires personal responsibility, prayer, and small, merciful steps.

via EWTN News|

#barcelona #forgiveness #mental-health

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Pope Leo XIV Quietly Greets Bad Bunny in Madrid, Vatican Confirms Private Meeting

The Vatican confirmed that Pope Leo XIV briefly greeted Trump critic Bad Bunny during his Madrid visit, with no photos released. The private interaction underscores the pope’s opposition to Trump’s populist politics, while Bad Bunny remains on a 12-show stadium tour and has become a visible foe of Trump.

via The Daily Beast|

#bad-bunny #donald-trump #madrid

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Pope Leo Encounters Bad Bunny During Madrid Stop

During his first trip to Spain, Pope Leo briefly met rapper Bad Bunny in Madrid as both drew massive crowds; the Vatican confirmed the encounter and said no photos would be released. Bad Bunny was headlining concerts while Leo urged young people to consider marriage and vocations, then traveled on to Barcelona for a vigil.

via The New York Times|

#bad-bunny #encounter #madrid

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Pope Leo XIV privately meets Bad Bunny in Madrid amid Spain visit

The Vatican confirmed Pope Leo XIV met Bad Bunny privately backstage at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu after a papal event, avoiding a public joint appearance as the pope promotes his Spain trip’s message against polarization. The meeting was requested by Bad Bunny and occurred without any photos released, underscoring a discreet engagement that keeps the pope’s focus on his broader mission while acknowledging the cultural moment around Bad Bunny.

via The Washington Post|

#bad-bunny #madrid #pope-leo-xiv

religion5 days ago•4 min saved

Pope to Meet Abuse Victims in Private Dialogue During Spain Visit

Pope Leo XIV will hold a private, closed-door meeting with abuse victims in Spain during his June visit, organized by the Spanish Church with respect for the victims’ privacy, reflecting ongoing Vatican efforts to address abuse and support transparency.

via Vatican News|

#abuse #meeting #pope

religion9 days ago•8 min saved

Vatican taps laywoman to head its Dicastery for Communication

Pope Leo XIV appointed Maria Montserrat Alvarado, currently President and COO of EWTN News, as Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, effective 1 November 2026, making her the first non-religious woman to lead a Holy See dicastery and continuing Pope Francis’s reform of the Roman Curia.

via Vatican News|

#dicastery-for-communication #ewtn-news #maria-montserrat-alvarado

religion12 days ago•2 min saved

Global Rosary for Peace: Pope Leads Unity Prayer from Vatican Gardens

The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV will preside over a worldwide rosary for peace on May 30, linking major Marian shrines around the world via livestream and limited in-person attendance at the Vatican Gardens and the U.S. National Shrine in Washington. Coordinated by the Vatican Dicastery for Evangelization, the five joyful mysteries will focus each decade on victims of war, those offering hope, medical personnel, prisoners, and an end to war and lasting peace. Shrines from Fatima, Lourdes, Medjugorje, Zarvanytsia in Ukraine, Byblos in Lebanon, Antipolo in the Philippines, Loreto in Italy and others will participate; viewers can watch via Vatican News and shrine livestreams.

via America Magazine|

#peace #pope #religion

religion13 days ago•3 min saved

Pope Leo XIV champions open, tradition-rooted liturgical reform amid SSPX tensions

Pope Leo XIV argues that liturgical renewal is legitimate when it grows organically from authentic tradition and is backed by careful theological and pastoral study, urging openness and ecclesial unity even as tensions with the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X persist over unapproved episcopal consecrations.

via National Catholic Reporter|

#liturgical-reform #liturgy #pope-leo-xiv

world14 days ago•2 min saved

Pope Leo XIV Calls Global Rosary for Peace from Vatican

Pope Leo XIV invites Catholics worldwide to join a live rosary for peace from the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens on May 30, with a simultaneous livestream at 1 p.m. ET, joined by Marian shrines around the globe.

via EWTN News|

#global-prayer #peace #pope-leo-xiv

culture14 days ago•121 min saved

Pope Leo XIV Races to Aid Fainting Priest at Vatican General Audience

During a Vatican General Audience in St. Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV rushed to help Father Diego Semeraro after he fainted, offering a handshake and a rosary; the priest was later examined and found to be in good health, with the pope's quick aid described as extraordinary.

via The Daily Beast|

#breaking-news #culture #general-audience

world16 days ago•7 min saved

Pope Leo XIV Acknowledges Vatican's Slavery Legacy in New Encyclical

Pope Leo XIV released Magnifica Humanitas, offering a historic apology for the Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery and for centuries of inaction, calling the record a 'wound in Christian memory.' The encyclical ties 15th-century papal bulls to colonial-era oppression, condemns modern forms of trafficking in the digital age, and is viewed by scholars as a meaningful step toward truth-telling and accountability.

via PBS|

#apology #doctrine-of-discovery #pope-leo-xiv

religion16 days ago•6 min saved

Pope Leo XIV urges AI disarmament to safeguard humanity

In his Magnifica Humanitas encyclical, Pope Leo XIV warns artificial intelligence could make civilization less human, widen inequality, and fuel AI-driven warfare, calling for the “disarming” of AI and a human-centered approach while advocating dialogue with tech leaders and emphasizing that technology is not inherently evil.

via CBS News|

#ai #encyclical #pope-leo-xiv

world17 days ago•2 min saved

Pope Leo XIV Warns AI Could Warp Humanity and Demands New Guidelines

The Vatican's Magnifica Humanitas encyclical warns AI is not neutral and could warp humanity by eroding judgment, simulating care without genuine relationships, heightening inequality, destabilizing democracy through disinformation, and easing war; it calls for human-centered, bottom-up AI guidelines and global governance to keep technology aligned with human dignity.

via Axios|

#ai-ethics #ai-regulation #magnifica-humanitas

religion17 days ago•4 min saved

Pope calls for 'disarming' AI to protect humanity and curb digital slavery

Pope Leo XIV unveils his first major encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, urging that artificial intelligence be 'disarmed' to prevent new forms of exploitation and 'digital slaveries,' likening risks to past slavery, condemning AI use in warfare and manipulation, and stressing the ethical duties of developers and leaders; he formed a commission to guide action amid rapid AI advances.

via BBC|

#ai #digital-colonialism #ethics

world18 days ago•8 min saved

Tech Giants Lobby Vatican as AI Encyclical Looms

Tech giants including Meta, Google and Amazon meet Pope Leo XIV and Vatican officials in Rome to advocate for a responsible, human-centered approach to AI as the pope prepares his first encyclical; the discussions span child protection, AI's impact on society, and ethical governance, with input from Anthropic and French and U.S. diplomatic channels shaping the Vatican’s stance ahead of the encyclical.

via politico.eu|

#artificial-intelligence #encyclical #ethics