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The Dutch cardinal argued that ambiguity in the synod study group’s treatment of homosexuality weakens the Church’s proclamation of moral truth

The new text from the Synod Secretariat outlines the local, national, and continental stages of the build up to the 2028 Synodal Assembly at the Vatican.

The Catolicos of Cilicia reportedly made the suggestion during his private meeting with Pope Leo, also requesting the setting of a common date for Easter.

As anticipation builds around Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical on artificial intelligence, the Vatican also presses ahead with a renewed synodal process and prepares for the Pontiff’s first visit to France

The Pope's first encyclical addresses not just AI but global conflicts, human dignity, Catholic social teaching and the nature of man and his ultimate goal.

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical is framed by artificial intelligence, but its deeper concern is the spiritual condition of modern society

“We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendor of which no machine can ever replace,” the American pontiff wrote in his first encyclical.

“What does this mean in the moral realm? The truth of a moral proposition doesn't depend on the day of the calendar year that it came up,” commented canonist Father Gerald Murray.

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While attention has focused on Leo XIV’s first encyclical, a series of significant developments have offered further clues about the direction of his pontificate