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Ex-Bishop Christopher Saunders Jailed 6.5 Years After 13 Sex Offence Convictions Against Two Aboriginal Men

Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison for 13 sex offences involving two young Aboriginal men.

International Business Times UK · 9h ago

Peru Prepares to Receive Leo XIV With a 14-Meter Statue and Gifts Made by Inmates

Peru builds the world's tallest papal statue and prison inmates craft gifts as Pope Leo XIV's six-day November visit approaches. Full itinerary inside.

Latin Times · Oct 6

It’s Time for the Catholic Church to Distribute the Loaves

The Vatican holds an estimated $73 billion in assets. That is an institution with the resources to move policy, fund organizing, and match the moral urgency of its own documents.

Texas Observer · Oct 5

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What 1,000 years of golden roses tell us about popes’ authority and influence, from Leo IX to Leo XIV

Almost every ceremonial object or ornament of the medieval papal monarchy has disappeared or lost its original purpose. Yet one survives: the golden rose.

The Conversation · Oct 5

Pope vs Anthropic: Why 'AI consciousness' is dividing Silicon Valley and Vatican

Anthropic has spent months consulting religious scholars and other experts about how AI systems should behave and what values they should follow. The company has held private discussions with scholars from around the world and required participants to sign nondisclosure agreements, according to the Times. The effort comes as Anthropic…

The Times of India · Oct 3

Pope Leo seeks status update of Francis' divisive opening to divorced and remarried Catholics

Pope Leo XIV is inviting church leaders to Rome to understand how one of Pope Francis’ most controversial teachings has been implemented

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Pope Leo XIV 'Ignored' Black Priest? Full Video Reveals What Happened Seconds Before Viral 'Snub'

A longer video of Pope Leo XIV's visit to Metz shows a Vatican official speaking to him before he turned away from a Black clergyman, challenging racism claims based on a shortened clip.

International Business Times UK · Oct 1

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Pope Leo Warns AI Could Threaten Humanity as He Calls Out Nvidia Billionaire Over Regulation

Pope Leo XIV challenges Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang over AI safety, urging leaders to take expert warnings seriously and agree common safeguards.

International Business Times UK · Sep 29

Pope Leo calls assisted dying ‘false compassion’ during visit to shrine known for miraculous cures

Leo had urged his home state to strike down a law allowing assisted dying before it took effect

The Independent UK · Sep 27

David Willey obituary

Other lives: BBC foreign correspondent who covered stories from the Vatican and Rome for more than 50 years

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27

Pope Leo XIV celebrates open-air Mass in front of 800,000 people in central Paris

More than 800,000 people filled the streets of central Paris to hear Pope Leo XIV say Mass on Saturday, according to Vatican estimates. The pontiff rounded out the second day of his four-day apostolic visit to France by praying at the Grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, a renowned pilgrimage site…

France 24 · Sep 26

Pope Leo celebrates open-air mass before 700,000 people in Paris

Crowds line Place de la Concorde on second day of pontiff’s first official papal visit to France in 18 years

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

‘I hope France wakes up’: Young Catholics flood the streets for Pope Leo's Paris visit

Armed with paper fortune-tellers and pop worship songs, young French Catholics from the Anuncio movement fanned out into the crowds awaiting Pope Leo XIV's arrival in Paris on Friday, hoping to bring strangers closer to God in one of Europe's most secular countries.

France 24 · Sep 25

Pope in Paris, Xi in DC, AI at a Crossroads

It’s been a week of walkouts, power plays and diplomatic theatre — from a battle over press freedom in Washington, to a United Nations General Assembly marked by protests and departures, as leaders clashed over Iran, Cuba and Venezuela. There was also a rare red-carpet meeting between Donald Trump and…

France 24 · Sep 25

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The National (Scotland) · Sep 25

Pope warns ‘paradise of machines’ could undermine humanity as he visits France

Pope Leo has warned that a “paradise of machines” risked undermining humanity as he opened a trip to France by posing fundamental questions…

France 24 · Sep 25

🔴 Live: Pope Leo arrives at Notre-Dame after greeting crowds on 'popemobile' procession through Paris

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The Guardian - US · Sep 24

‘What bishop has ever won an Emmy?’ – The remarkable rise of Fulton Sheen

The original TV evangelist to many is set to be beatified in last step to becoming first US-born bishop canonized a saint

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Famed radio and TV priest Fulton Sheen to be beatified in St. Louis, a step away from sainthood

Tens of thousands are gathering in St. Louis for the beatification ceremony of the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a pioneer of religious broadcasting

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Latin Times · Sep 22

Leo XIV to Bishops: Get Out From Behind the Desk and Lead By Example. Here's the Letter, Verified.

Pope Leo XIV urges Latin American bishops to leave their desks. Key takeaways from his new letter, plus what's shifted at the U.S. border.

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Priests, nuns march to Vatican to demand end to 'genocide' in Gaza

Some 150 Catholic priests and friars, a bishop and nuns from around the world have marched to the Vatican to call for an end to what they called the “genocide” in Gaza

The Independent UK · Sep 21

Pope will retrace his missionary footsteps in Peru and finally visit Argentina in November

Pope Leo XIV is set to return to Peru in November, retracing his steps as a missionary priest

France 24 · Sep 21

Pope Leo to visit a secular France at odds with Catholic views on abortion, euthanasia

Pope Leo XIV on Friday begins a four-day visit to France, where the Catholic Church's views on abortion and euthanasia run counter to the values of a secular country that recently enshrined abortion in its constitution and gave final approval to a bill establishing the right to assisted dying.

The Times of India · Sep 17

World’s smallest country plans a $117 million solar plant nearly 10 times Vatican City

The Vatican plans a substantial €100 million agrivoltaic energy project outside Rome. This facility will supply electricity needs and advance carbon neutrality goals. The project is being developed on a large Vatican-owned estate near Santa Maria di Galeria. Construction is expected to take between 18 and 24 months to complete.…

International Business Times UK · Sep 15

Peter Thiel Brings 'Closed-Door' Antichrist Lecture Series to Nashville After Vatican-Area Talks

Peter Thiel is taking his closed-door Antichrist lecture series to Nashville after earlier talks in San Francisco and near the Vatican.

The Independent UK · Sep 14

Longtime AP bureau chief Victor Simpson, who covered 5 popes, dies at 84

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