World Sep 25 Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press
World Sep 25 Pope opens France trip with warning that a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that a “paradise of machines” risked undermining humanity as he opened a trip to France by posing fundamental questions about what it means to be human in the age of artificial intelligence, a nuclear arms… By Nicole Winfield, Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press
Science May 25 Watch 7:36 Pope Leo warns AI should be 'disarmed' in manifesto on potential dangers Pope Leo called for artificial intelligence to be “disarmed” in his first papal encyclical, urging major regulation to protect against potential risks, including war and economic dislocation. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Christopher Hale, who writes “Letters from Leo” on… By Azhar Merchant, Solveig Rennan, Amna Nawaz
World May 25 Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican's role in legitimizing slavery 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.”… By Nicole Winfield, Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press
World May 25 Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity The pope's first encyclical has been eagerly awaited ever since the first U.S.-born pope announced that he considered AI to be the biggest challenge facing humanity today. By Nicole Winfield, Kaitlyn Huamani, Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press
May 14 Pope Leo condemns use of AI warfare and the 'spiral of annihilation' it brings By Nicole Winfield, Paolo Santalucia, Associated Press Leo’s speech at Rome’s La Sapienza University marked the first time a pope has visited the campus since Pope Benedict XVI called off a planned speech there in 2008 in the face of protests from faculty and students. Continue reading
May 06 Pope will inaugurate Barcelona's Sagrada Familia tower and meet with migrants in June trip to Spain By Nicole Winfield, Suman Naishadham, Renata Brito, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV will inaugurate the soaring central tower of Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia basilica when he visits Spain next month in a weeklong trip that will also take him to a migrant reception center in the Canary Islands, the… Continue reading
May 05 Rubio to meet with Pope Leo in Vatican City amid tensions with Trump By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department said Monday that Rubio, a Catholic who with this trip will have visited Italy or the Vatican at least three times as the Republican president's top diplomat, would be in Italy on Thursday and Friday. Continue reading
Apr 21 Pope Leo criticizes colonization of minerals, 'lust for power' in Equatorial Guinea By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV has denounced the “colonization” of minerals and the “lust for power” in Equatorial Guinea. Continue reading
Apr 18 Pope Leo arrives in Angola, the third stop on his visit to Africa By Nicole Winfield, Gerald Imray, Associated Press Leo’s plane touched down at Luanda’s international airport after the flight from Yaounde, Cameroon, where he celebrated a morning Mass before an estimated 200,000 people. Continue reading