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Leo XIV: Creative Fidelity and the Challenges of the Present

Interview with Rodrigo Guerra conducted for Religion Digital by Jimena Hernández, Mexican correspondent. Translated from the Spanish original. Published with permission. “The pope is neither anti-right nor anti-left, but it is no secret that those who are immersed in some ideology feel uncomfortable with him.” “The reductionism and violence of the old guerrilla groups...

AI Product is Neither Spiritual nor Writing

Technological products reflect the worldview of their developers, owners, users, and regulators, and have the power to “shape the world and engage consciences on the level of values.” Antiqua et Nova, §41 Setting aside for another day a wide range of general issues associated with AI use (intellectual property theft, environmental damage, inequality of...

Can AI Produce Spiritual Writing?

{This article, addressing Large Language Models and Artificial Intelligence, will be presented in two parts; the first part, below, proposes a Christian understanding of word and language by which to evaluate the moral and philosophical implications of the use of AI writing, especially as regards spiritual matters.] If I speak in human and...

Which Pope said this?

While awaiting our answers, Jesus gives his own: “Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted”. A serious problem was solved by blessing the little food that was present and sharing it with all...

Pope Leo XIV: Celebrating One Year

Shortly after the white smoke went up from the Sistine Chapel on May 8, 2025, I received a phone call from a producer at TRT World, Turkey’s 24-hour cable news network, asking if I was willing to appear on the network to discuss the new pope after he made his first appearance on...

The SSPX’s Split Personality

History is repeating itself. On July 1, 2026, the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) intends to consecrate new bishops in Écône, Switzerland, in defiance of Pope Leo XIV. This is the same place where SSPX founder Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre consecrated four bishops on June 30, 1988, in defiance of Pope St. John...

JD Vance versus the Little Gray Men

From the man who saw fit to correct the Pope on his theology, more pearls of wisdom: Vice President JD Vance has described himself as “obsessed” with UFO files. In March, he said he has been trying to find time to investigate Area 51 since he took office. “I’ve still got three more...

What’s the Catholic Response to This Viral Dilemma?

A viral thought experiment has been making the rounds online: press one button and guarantee your own survival, or press another and take a risk to save everyone. Is the most “rational” choice really the right one? Or is there something deeper guiding our instincts? The more you think about this question, the...

Which Pope said this?

The Church, like a mother, accompanies those who are walking. Where the world sees threats, she sees children; where walls are built, she builds bridges. She knows that her proclamation of the Gospel is credible only when it is translated into gestures of closeness and welcome. And she knows that in every rejected...

Papal Prayer Intention for May: That Everyone Might Have Food

Hunger remains a devastating issue throughout the world. According to a World Health Organization report, a little more than 8% of the global population faced hunger in 2024. That is about 673 million people, which is the slightly more than the combined populations of the United States and Indonesia. Additionally, among those who...