Pope Leo XIV and the Need to Guide the Use of Digital Technology and AI Toward Human Dignity and the Mission of Evangelization

May 22, 2026 09:20

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the Holy Father received in audience a group of participants in a conference on AI Photo: Vatican Media

Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family

The Marriage Question in America: Why Fewer People Are Saying “I Do”

According to a report by the Heritage Foundation, marriage rates in the United States have undergone a dramatic transformation over the last half-century. In 1962, more than 90 percent of Americans had married by ages 30 to 35. By 2025, that figure had fallen to 55 percent

May 20, 2026 09:46

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Analysis Opinion•Local Church

The percentage of Russians who identify as Orthodox has plummeted, while the sense of belonging among those who remain has grown stronger: this is revealed by a recent survey

Russia’s Orthodox Paradox: Fewer Believers on Paper, Stronger Commitment at the Altar

May 20, 2026 09:38

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Holy Land•Persecuted Christians

Another attack on Christian symbols in Jerusalem: Jews spit on an image of the Virgin Mary

The incident occurred during a day already marked by tension. Large groups of religious nationalist marchers passed through sections of the Old City, including Muslim neighborhoods, amid reports of vandalism, harassment, and racist chants directed at Arab residents

May 20, 2026 09:28

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Persecuted Christians

Nigeria: Fulani Militias Kill 19 Christians in Plateau Attacks

Those injured included women and children between the ages of 4 and 30 years old.

May 20, 2026 09:19

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Ecumenism•Pope Leo XIV

PHOTO GALLERY: A look back at the visit of the leader of Lebanon’s Armenian community to Pope Leo XIV

Address by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church—Seat of Cilicia (Lebanon)—and his entourage

May 19, 2026 10:50

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Under the agreement with China, Leo XIV appoints a new bishop

Chang Yanfeng, 42, was ordained bishop today under the Sino-Holy See agreement to a diocese that has been without its own pastor for 20 years. Just three weeks ago, the new prelate had to publicly commit the local Church to a controversial law designed to eliminate minorities.

Leo XIV encourages religious to view community life as a source of inspiration and sanctification

Message from Leo XIV to the Conference of Major Superiors of Men’s Religious Orders in the United States

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Pope Leo XIV and the Need to Guide the Use of Digital Technology and AI Toward Human Dignity and the Mission of Evangelization

Arms Spending Reaches World Record: Holy See Is Only Country To Point It Out

Characteristics and elements of the governance of an ecclesial community: this is what the Pope told the leaders of ecclesial movements

Pentecost: An Inspiration for the World of Diplomacy. What Leo XIV Told New Ambassadors to the Vatican

Warren’s Conversion at 73: The Rosary That Changed His Life

Do More Women Die Where Pro-Life Laws Are Passed? What A Study Shows

Pope Leo XIV announces that he will speak regularly on the liturgy: and this is his first address

The Marriage Question in America: Why Fewer People Are Saying “I Do”

The percentage of Russians who identify as Orthodox has plummeted, while the sense of belonging among those who remain has grown stronger: this is revealed by a recent survey

Another attack on Christian symbols in Jerusalem: Jews spit on an image of the Virgin Mary

Nigeria: Fulani Militias Kill 19 Christians in Plateau Attacks

PHOTO GALLERY: A look back at the visit of the leader of Lebanon’s Armenian community to Pope Leo XIV