Marking the 135th anniversary of Rerum novarum, Pope Leo XIV releases his first encyclical, entitled ‘Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.’ He appeals for the safeguarding of humanity, promotion of truth, dignity of work, social justice, and peace.

“Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together.”

The opening words of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, summarize its underlying reasons and purpose… Read more »

Photo: Ian Noel Pace – Archdiocese of Malta Message by Pope Leo XIV Preserving Human Voices and Faces

Dear brothers and sisters,

Our faces and voices are unique, distinctive features of every person; they reveal a person’s own unrepeatable identity and are the defining elements of every encounter with others. The ancients understood this well. To define the human person, the ancient Greeks used the word “face” (prósōpon), because it expresses etymologically what is before one’s gaze, the place of presence and relationship… Read more »

F’intervent li għamel l-Arċisqof Charles Scicluna waqt programm speċjali fuq RTK103 f’għeluq l-ewwel anniversarju mill-ħatra tal-Papa Ljun XIV, l-Arċisqof iddeskriva lill-Papa bħala “raġel ġwejjed għaref” b’qalb sabiħa.

Mons. Scicluna semma kif il-karatteristiċi tal-Papa fosthom il-qalb missjunarja tiegħu jkomplu jagħnu l-Knisja, partikolarment bl-esperjenza tiegħu fil-Perù, fejn il-Papa serva bħala patri Agostinjan missjunarju kif ukoll bħala Isqof ta’ Chiclayo.

Żied kif l-imħabba tiegħu lejn in-nies fil-periferiji ħarġet fid-deher fl-aħħar vjaġġ appostoliku tiegħu fl-Afrika… Read more »

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It-8 ta’ Mejju 2026 jimmarka l-ewwel anniversarju mill-ħatra tal-Papa Ljun XIV bħala l-267 suċċessur ta’ Pietru. Sena wara li dehret id-daħna bajda fis-6:06pm mill-Kappella Sistina, l-ewwel sena tal-pontifikat tiegħu jidher li kienet immarkata minn stil kalm, missjunarju u profond li ħares lejn il-paċi u d-dinjità ta’ kull bniedem.

Sa mill-ewwel messaġġ tiegħu Urbi et Orbi, il-Papa għażel li jqiegħed il-paċi fiċ-ċentru tal-missjoni tiegħu, hekk kif sellem lid-dinja bil-kliem ta’ Kristu: “Il-paċi tkun magħkom ilkoll!”

Dan il-messaġġ ma kienx sempliċiment slogan biex ta bidu għall-pontifikat iżda linja ċara tal-ministeru, f’liema messaġġ il-kelma ‘paċi’ ntqalet minn tal-inqas 10 darbiet… Read more »

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The Archbishop of Pompeii looks ahead to Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the Marian city on the first anniversary of his pontificate, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii venerated in the Shrine.

Expressing his joy and gratitude for Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to the city of Pompeii on 8 May 2026, Archbishop Tommaso Caputo said “The Holy Father’s visit to Pompeii to celebrate the first year of his pontificate is a most special gift, one that we wish to welcome with hearts full of gratitude, so that our community may become ever more a sanctuary of light, a school of prayer, and a fortress of peace.”

Speaking to Vatican News just days ahead of the Pope’s one-day visit to Naples and nearby Pompeii in Italy’s southern Campania region, the Pontifical Delegate for the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii described the “enthusiastic and joyful” anticipation of the faithful… Read more »