Daniel Esparza

Rerum Novarum met the Industrial Revolution. Magnifica Humanitas meets artificial intelligence— and asks us to choose between Babel and the City of God.

AI cannot feel, love, or bear moral responsibility—but it can exclude, manipulate, and concentrate power. The Pope wants it governed, not just regulated.

The Augustinian Pope says humanity has better tools than war — and the theological tradition must catch up.

The Pontiff warned that violence against unarmed activists “provokes more hatred,” urging a return to negotiations and respect for human rights on all sides.

When AI delivers the answer before the question has fully formed, it doesn't accelerate learning — it quietly extinguishes the desire to ask in the first place. Teachers, take note.

From AI to weapons to the words we use every day, Leo XIV builds his entire encyclical around a single, surprising verb.

As the U.S. opens refugee admissions to 10,000 South African Afrikaners, the bishop calls for equal refuge for all persecuted people, especially those targeted for their faith.

Saints Alypius and Possidius are remembered for the faithful friendship that helped shape Augustine's path to holiness.

EWTN media executive Montserrat Alvarado will head a Vatican dicastery, taking charge of the Holy See's entire media and technology strategy.

Addressing college leaders in Rome, the Pope warns against fragmented learning and calls for education rooted in Christ as the unifying Truth.