Church of the Holy Spirit

At a meeting in Macau, Asian bishops, scholars, and communicators call for artificial intelligence to serve human dignity and for young digital evangelizers to receive greater recognition and pastoral support.

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During its plenary assembly in Salzburg, the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) issues an appeal calling for an end to wars and conflicts: “True peace is not an agreement to be negotiated; it begins in the human heart.”

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Pope Leo XIV has voted in the midterm elections of the United States, expressing his “belief in the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes.”

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Through a measure approved by Pope Leo XIV, the Roman Curia is strengthening protections within disciplinary proceedings—an initiative that reaffirms the centrality of human dignity in the organization of work.

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Addressing participants in a meeting dedicated to AI, Pope Leo stresses the importance of keeping the human person at the heart of this technology to avoid the danger of threatening the common good and reducing people to data points.

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In traditional greetings for the Hindu feast of Deepavali, the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue reflects on how Hindus and Christians can forge “pathways of peace together in ‘the spirit of Assisi’.”

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During his mission to bring Pope Leo's charity to the suffering people of Ukraine, the Prefect for the Dicastery for Charity, Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín, visited Zaporizhzhia and Poltava and witnessed the dramatic effect on children, many of whom are hungry and left to cope on their own.

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Israeli election authorities have begun counting nearly half a million absentee ballots that could affect the final outcome of Tuesday’s election.

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces three days of national mourning after at least 69 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a high-speed train collision in central Spain. The government promises a full investigation into one of Europe’s deadliest railway disasters this century.

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In Lima’s Chorrillos Women’s Penitentiary, inmates make Pope Leo XIV dolls out of velvet, as well as rosaries, necklaces and other items to be sold outside the prison, as part of efforts to support rehabilitation and social reintegration.

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