Pakistanʼs Catholic bishops have ended their “ad limina” visit to the Vatican with a formal invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the country, a move they and Christian activists hope will boost interfaith harmony and highlight minority concerns. Bishop Samson Shukardin of Hyderabad, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, extended the invitation…

Cardinal Jose Tolentino de Mendonça, prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, on Thursday criticized AI deepfakes as a threat to human encounter. Speaking at a conference on AI in Rome on May 21, Mendonça warned of the dangers of AI, saying that it can “have painful consequences on the destiny of individuals.” “When…

Pope Leo XIV told a group of ambassadors on Thursday that nations should measure their success by how well they treat those on the margins, not by the level of power or prosperity they have reached. “Courteous and clear dialogue, essential though it is, must be accompanied by a deeper conversion of heart: the willingness…

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, said the baptism of Christ is not merely a historical memory but an eternal event that continues to speak to every believer. The patriarch made the remarks during a gathering hosted by King Abdullah II of Jordan with Church leaders at the baptism site of Jesus…

BRUSSELS — EU lawmakers have agreed to ban AI “nudifier” applications and systems used to generate child sexual abuse material, a move welcomed by faith leaders and ethicists ahead of Pope Leo XIVʼs first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence, scheduled for release on May 25. ‘An attack on…