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Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing as he recites the Regina Coeli noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (Credit{ Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25

Pope Leo XIV and the co-founder of artificial intelligence company Anthropic will launch the pontiff’s first encyclical on May 25, a document on the care of human dignity in the era of AI, the Vatican said Monday.

May 18
Nicole Winfield

Killings related to land disputes in Brazil doubled in 2025, church organization reports

May 19
Eduardo Campos Lima

Pedro Ballester, seen here with Pope Francis, died in 2018. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Premium article: ‘More incisive than the pope’: Bishop dreaded the grilling he got during hospital visits to a potential young saint

May 18
Fionn Shiner

From left, Elisabetta Magnanti and Mark Faulkner from Dublin's Trinity College and Valentina Longo of Rome's National Central Library look at a manuscript containing a rare, long-lost copy of Caedmon's Hymn, the first poem ever to be written down in Old English, at Rome's National Library, Thursday, May 8, 2026. (Credit: Andrea Rosa/AP.)

Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval Catholic book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem

May 18
Andrea Rosa

Dorothea and Billy Ohlandt, from North Carolina, arrive at Rededicate 250, a mostly conservative Christian prayer gathering in honor of the United States' 250th anniversary, on the National Mall, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

Thousands flocked to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally

May 18
Tiffany Stanley

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

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May 7
Deirdre Brennan

From left, Elisabetta Magnanti and Mark Faulkner from Dublin's Trinity College and Valentina Longo of Rome's National Central Library look at a manuscript containing a rare, long-lost copy of Caedmon's Hymn, the first poem ever to be written down in Old English, at Rome's National Library, Thursday, May 8, 2026. (Credit: Andrea Rosa/AP.)

Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval Catholic book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem

May 18
Andrea Rosa

Dorothea and Billy Ohlandt, from North Carolina, arrive at Rededicate 250, a mostly conservative Christian prayer gathering in honor of the United States' 250th anniversary, on the National Mall, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

Thousands flocked to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally

May 18
Tiffany Stanley

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
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Publisher’s Note: Why Reader Support Matters More Than Ever

May 7
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Publisher’s Note: Why Reader Support Matters More Than Ever

May 7
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Premium article: In the AI revolution, Leo XIV wants a third way between Terminator and Wall-E

May 17
Charles Collins

Thousands flocked to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally

May 18
Tiffany Stanley

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

May 16
Christopher R. Altieri

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Premium article: In the AI revolution, Leo XIV wants a third way between Terminator and Wall-E
Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25
Premium article: ‘More incisive than the pope’: Bishop dreaded the grilling he got during hospital visits to a potential young saint
Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval Catholic book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem
Thousands flocked to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally

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
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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

A sign in Las Cruces, New Mexico. (Credit: Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP.)

Trump administration sues Catholic diocese to seize land near El Paso for border barrier

May 16
Uriel J. Garcia/ The Texas Tribune

The parliamentary building in the Republic of Ireland. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Irish parliament defeats bill seeking to remove abortion waiting period

May 16
Fionn Shiner

Police walk behind a cordon-offed area inside the Philippine Senate premises in Parsay City on May `14, 2026. (Credit: Gerard Carreon/AP.)

Filipino bishops condemn violence after Senate shooting incident

May 16
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

Democratic advocate Jimmy Lai leaves Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal on Feb. 1, 2021. (Credit: Vincent Yu/AP.)

Trump says Xi is considering a detained pastor’s case, but freeing Catholic activist Jimmy Lai is ‘tough’

May 16
Kanis Leung,
Didi Tang

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

Members stand to show image of Church Life Africa in Nigeria. (Credit: Augustine Institute.)

Premium article: New program set up to teach lay catechists for growing Catholic population in Africa

May 15
Charles Collins

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

May 15
Janelle D. James/ Bridge Michigan

Ultranationalist Jews chant racist slogans during annual march into Jerusalem’s Old City

May 15
Julia Frankel

Trump administration will join a prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism

May 14
Peter Smith

Pope Leo tells students at Europe’s largest university to battle anxiety in today’s world

May 14
Crux Now Staff

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

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

A sign in Las Cruces, New Mexico. (Credit: Chancey Bush/The Albuquerque Journal via AP.)

Trump administration sues Catholic diocese to seize land near El Paso for border barrier

May 16
Uriel J. Garcia/ The Texas Tribune

The parliamentary building in the Republic of Ireland. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Irish parliament defeats bill seeking to remove abortion waiting period

May 16
Fionn Shiner

Police walk behind a cordon-offed area inside the Philippine Senate premises in Parsay City on May `14, 2026. (Credit: Gerard Carreon/AP.)

Filipino bishops condemn violence after Senate shooting incident

May 16
Paterno R. Esmaquel II

Democratic advocate Jimmy Lai leaves Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal on Feb. 1, 2021. (Credit: Vincent Yu/AP.)

Trump says Xi is considering a detained pastor’s case, but freeing Catholic activist Jimmy Lai is ‘tough’

May 16
Kanis Leung,
Didi Tang

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

May 15
Crux Now Staff

Premium article: New program set up to teach lay catechists for growing Catholic population in Africa

May 15
Charles Collins

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

May 15
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Ultranationalist Jews chant racist slogans during annual march into Jerusalem’s Old City

May 15
Julia Frankel

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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

Pope Leo XIV speaks to reporters as he leaves the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on March 31, 2026. (Credit: Gregoria Borgia/AP.)

Premium article: Pope Leo says there are more important subjects than sexuality, but that won’t stop the conversation

May 12
Charles Collins

Premium article: Leo XIV’s ‘January’ year tells much about his governing program

May 10
Christopher R. Altieri

President Donald Trump walks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to speak with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP.)

Premium article: Rubio walks diplomatic tightrope as Trump attacks Pope Leo

May 6
Charles Collins

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at Yaounde Ville Airport, Cameroon, Saturday, April 18, 2026 on the sixth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Premium article: Tea leaves take on many colors in pope’s response to question on gay blessings

Apr 26
Charles Collins

Charles Collins

Members stand to show image of Church Life Africa in Nigeria. (Credit: Augustine Institute.)

Premium article: New program set up to teach lay catechists for growing Catholic population in Africa

May 15
Charles Collins

The Basilica of San Albino in Mesilla, New Mexico. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Premium article: Thousands of diocesan documents stolen in Diocese of Las Cruces; head of Voice of the Laity allegedly involved

May 11
Charles Collins

(Credit: Voice of the Faithful.)

Premium article: Questions about the Neocatechumenal Way persist in New Mexico diocese

May 10
Charles Collins

Jen Fulwiler and her daughter Lane. (Credit: Fulwiler family.)

Premium article: Catholic comic leans on faith as daughter battles brain cancer

May 1
Charles Collins

Bishop Peter Baldacchino speaks at the Frank O’Brien Papen Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Sept. 24, 2025. (Credit: Voice of the Laity YouTube.)

Premium article: Bishop crashing a laity meeting in Las Cruces draws attention to Neocatechumenal Way

Apr 30
Charles Collins

Elise Ann Allen

Interview: Israeli envoy says Christian presence in Middle East must be preserved

May 5
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV on the papal plane from Equatorial Guinea to Rome on April 23, 2026. (Credit: Elise Ann Allen/Crux Now.)

On way back to Rome, Pope Leo condemns state executions in Iran

Apr 23
Elise Ann Allen

Pope’s last day in Equatorial Guinea a tale of tensions

Apr 23
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV's first public event in Equatorial Guinea on April 21, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pope visits psychiatric hospital in Equatorial Guinea, urges love over stigma

Apr 21
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, right, upon his arrival at Malabo International Airport in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, on the ninth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Pope lands in Equatorial Guinea decrying ‘economy that kills’

Apr 21
Elise Ann Allen

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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

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

Father Anthony Odiong, 57, arrested on 16 July 2024. (Credit: Waco Police.)

Premium article: Questions abound as sex crimes trial looms for priest in Texas

May 13
Christopher R. Altieri

Pope spends anniversary afternoon in Naples, ‘city of a thousand colors’

May 9
Christopher R. Altieri

Premium article: Leo XIV makes anniversary visit to Pompeii, Naples in footsteps of sainted local hero

May 8
Christopher R. Altieri