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Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus on Nov. 9, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Leo XIV Warns AI Could Fuel "antihuman ideologies" in Medicine

Nov 10, 2025

Pope Leo XIV warned Monday that artificial intelligence could exacerbate “antihuman ideologies” in medicine as doctors and theologians raise alarms about AI in health care.

Dr. Todd Ovokaitys speaks at the World Changers Ethical & Innovation Summit at the Pontifical Lateran University in Vatican City, Nov. 26, 2024 / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA

Scientists and CEOs Share Big Ideas at Vatican Ethical Innovation Summit

Nov 27, 2024

This week's World Changers Ethical & Innovation Summit at the Vatican's Pontifical Lateran University showcased groundbreaking ideas for innovation in various fields.

Pope Francis meets participants in the Ethics of Healthcare Management seminar on Nov. 30, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Says He Has "very acute infectious bronchitis"

Nov 30, 2023

“As you can see, I am alive,” Pope Francis quipped as he met participants in a health care ethics seminar on Thursday morning.

Pope Francis greets members of the Biomedical University Foundation of the Biomedical Campus University, at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Oct. 18, 2021. Vatican Media.

Catholic Healthcare is Called to Bear Witness to Human Dignity: Pope Francis

Oct 18, 2021

He was speaking on the feast of the patron saint of doctors.

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Missionary Congregation Joins Call for Prayers for 265 Children still Held after Nigerian School Abductions

Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of South Sudan’s Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY). Credit: Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY)

“A nation cannot build new roads on old wounds”: South Sudanese Catholic Bishop Urges Youth to Embrace Dialogue

Credit: Episcopal Conference of Mozambique (CEM)

Mozambique’s National Youth Celebrations Open with Call for Young People to Lead Healing, Renewal of the Country

Late Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi. Credit: Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC)

South African Catholic Bishop Known for Liturgical Reform at Conference Dies at 76

St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. / Credit: Xosema (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Vatican Commission Rejects Female Diaconate, Although Without a "definitive judgment"

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Catholic Bishops in Southern Africa Call for Family Centred Approach in Addressing Gender-Based Violence

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Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Powerful Moments from Pope Leo XIV’s Trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Archbishop Philip Anyolo Subira of Kenya's Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN). Credit: CUEA

African Centre of Theology and Canon Law Conference in Kenya Lauded as “truly an important moment”

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Christian Entity Calls for Justice for Employee Assaulted by Police in UK while Protesting Atrocities in Sudan

Fr. Emmanuel Ezema. Credit: Zaria Diocese

Appeal for Prayers as Catholic Priest Kidnapped from Residence in Nigeria Remains Missing

The National President of Nigeria's National Association of Catholic Lawyers (NACL) Barrister Edward Orgah. Credit ACI Africa

Catholic Lawyers in Nigeria Urged to Reject Bribery, Champion Integrity in Country’s Troubled Judicial System

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“Bring laughter back into our homes,” Kenyan Archbishop Urges Women to Restore Joy in Families

A photo display of persecuted Christians in Iraq and Nigeria can be seen at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C., until Feb. 8, 2026. / Credit: Madalaine Elhabbal/CNA

Nigerian, Iraqi Priests Tell of Aiding Persecuted Christians Seen in Photo Exhibit

Late Bishop Edward Gabriel Risi. Credit: Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference (SACBC)

South African Catholic Bishop Known for Liturgical Reform at Conference Dies at 76

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Missionaries, Local Communities in Mozambique Lauded for Sustaining 80-Year-Old Catholic Mission

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National Pilgrimage in Guinea-Bissau Cancelled, Catholic Dioceses Cite Unstable “sociopolitical situation”

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