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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A solo traveler, even using Google maps and ChatGPT, cannot safely and happily complete the journey of life or the journey of faith, Pope Leo XIV told thousands of young pilgrims meeting at the Marian shrine in Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina. “No algorithm will ever replace a hug, a look, a real encounter…
ROME (CNS) — The fullness of life depends on how much one joyfully welcomes and shares in life while also living with a constant yearning for those things that only come from God, Pope Leo XIV told young people. “Aspire to great things, to holiness, wherever you are. Do not settle for less. You will…
WASHINGTON – “We must renew our efforts to work for the conversion of heart required for a global commitment to lasting peace, and thus the elimination of nuclear weapons,” said Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in a message marking the 80th anniversary of the use of atomic weapons…
ROME (CNS) — Addressing an estimated 1 million young people, Pope Leo XIV urged them to forge genuine relationships rooted in Christ rather than ephemeral online connections that can reduce individuals to a commodity. “When a tool controls someone, that person becomes a tool: a commodity on the market and, in turn, a piece of…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — One of Pope Leo XIV’s early appointments was naming Msgr. Renzo Pegoraro to be the new president of the Pontifical Academy for Life. The 66-year-old monsignor is a bioethicist who earned a medical degree before entering the seminary, and he had served as chancellor of the academy since 2011 before succeeding…
ROME (CNS) — God, not AI, answers the questions that really matter in life, and God has an idea of the saint everyone is meant to be, said two U.S. bishops speaking at a national gathering in Rome. More than 4,000 pilgrims from the United States flocked to St. Paul’s Outside the Walls for the…