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Leo XIV at Regina Caeli: Putting humanity first in the AI age

A woman and child kneel during Catholic Mass at Benedictine College, Oct. 29, 2023, in Atchison, Kan. (Credit: Charlie Riedel/AP.)

Religion data expert: Easter convert numbers are ‘drop in the bucket’

May 15
Crux Now Staff

Siena Heights University will close after the 2025–2026 academic year. (Credit: Siena Heights University.)

Money woes close a small Michigan Catholic college. It’s not alone

May 15
Janelle D. James/ Bridge Michigan

Archbishop Gregory Aymond, of New Orleans, listens during a news conference at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Nov. 12, 2013. (Credit: Patrick Semansky/AP.)

Premium article: New Orleans kept accused priest in pulpit despite complaints: misconduct ‘involved adults’, archdiocese admits

May 16
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.)

The Vatican has said a lot about artificial intelligence. A primer ahead of the pope’s encyclical

May 16
Nicole Winfield

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims and tourists gathered in St. Peter's Square to pray the Regina Caeli on Sunday, 10 May 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Leo XIV at Regina Caeli: Putting humanity first in the AI age

May 17
Christopher R. Altieri

A human on the starliner in Wall-E. (Credit: Pixar.)

Premium article: In the AI revolution, Leo XIV wants a third way between Terminator and Wall-E

May 17
Charles Collins

President Emmanuel Macron of France meets with Pope Leo XIV on April 10, 2026 in the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO

May 16
Associated Press

Archbishop Gregory Aymond, of New Orleans, listens during a news conference at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Nov. 12, 2013. (Credit: Patrick Semansky/AP.)

Premium article: New Orleans kept accused priest in pulpit despite complaints: misconduct ‘involved adults’, archdiocese admits

May 16
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This picture, taken Tuesday, April 14, 2026, shows the front pages of some Italian newspapers reporting on comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about Pope Leo XIV, with headlines using words such as “outrage”, “shock attack”, “insult”, and Trump’s schism”. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

Vatican visitors slam Trump over attacks on the US-born pope’s message of peace

Apr 15
Silvia Stellacci,
Associated Press

A painting inside the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Lucina in Rome depicting a cherub, right, that bore a striking resemblance to Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni shows signs of alteration after the face was removed, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Credit: Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via AP.)

An angel resembling Italy’s Meloni is painted over after an outcry from church and state

Feb 5
Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas,
Silvia Stellacci, Associated Press