Pope Leo XIV likely to visit Argentina and Uruguay in 1 trip with Peru May 26, 2026By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News Uruguay’s bishops have confirmed “there is a high probability” Pope Leo XIV will visit the country in late 2026 and “progress is being made with hope toward its realization.”
Radio Interview: From Russian prince to American frontier priest May 26, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview In the early years of the Catholic Church in the United States, few figures were as unlikely – or as fascinating – as Prince Demetrius Augustin Gallitzin. Born into Russian nobility with Catherine the Great as his godmother, Gallitzin became a Catholic priest on the American frontier, earning the title “Apostle of the Alleghenies.”
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on the horizon May 26, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television during the week of June 7, as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
Movie Review: ‘In the Grey’ May 26, 2026By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Writer-director Guy Ritchie puts a twist on the heist movie with “In the Grey” (Black Bear). Although clever, the film is also harshly violent. So it can only be endorsed for grown viewers who don’t object to a steady barrage of gunfire, the occasional explosion and the sight of blood here and there.
In first encyclical, Pope Leo urges world to ‘disarm’ AI amid increased reliance May 26, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Presenting the first encyclical of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV warned that artificial intelligence must be “disarmed,” urging governments, tech leaders and society to confront the rapidly growing technology before it weakens human relationships, critical thinking and peace itself.
From Queen City to crossroads May 26, 2026By Katie V. Jones OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate The city still bears its old nickname, “Queen City,” and the bones of its former greatness are still visible.
13 things to know about Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI May 25, 2026By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News What does it mean to safeguard our humanity? That question is at the heart of Pope Leo XIV’s much anticipated first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,” released May 25. The following are some key things to know about this weighty papal letter.
Pope Leo XIV tells Vatican press conference AI must be ‘disarmed’ for humanity’s sake May 25, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV called for vigilance as he spoke at the Vatican press conference May 25 to present his first encyclical on artificial intelligence, saying his conversations with industry leaders — including “very troubling voices” who warned of autonomous weapons systems beyond effective human governance — had led him to the conviction that AI “needs to be disarmed.”
‘Magnifica Humanitas’ a call for moral wisdom in the age of AI, panelists say May 25, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Just as it did in the industrial age, the Catholic Church is called to discern the rapidly evolving advances of digital technology in the light of the Gospel, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state.
10 quotes from Pope Leo’s first encyclical you should know for the era of AI May 25, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Here are 10 quotes that provide a glimpse into what the encyclical contains:
‘Magnifica Humanitas’: Pope Leo’s AI encyclical warns of temptation to build future excluding God May 25, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV published his landmark encyclical on artificial intelligence “Magnifica Humanitas” May 25, comparing the attempt to build an AI future that excludes God to the “Tower of Babel” and underlining the need to safeguard human dignity as it is “threatened by new forms of dehumanization.”
What the pope’s new encyclical on AI Is asking of you May 25, 2026By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: AI, Commentary Many have heard that this new technology threatens to displace all sorts of workers, but such a threat, as real and profound as it is, is by no means the only one.
