A Credible Witness
Paragraph 89 is perhaps my favorite passage from Pope Leo’s encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas. It’s at the end of a short section titled “An examen for the Church,” where Pope Leo makes the case that the Church must live out its...
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Pope Leo’s Prayer for August: Evangelization of Cities
“We must live in the city to serve all the peoples in it, not just our own tribe.” – Tim Keller This August, Pope Leo XIV is asking us to join him in praying for evangelization in cities. This request...
The Pope is a Shepherd, Not Just Head of State
The Vatican has clarified the role of the Pope in the wake of a controversial statement by US Ambassador to the Holy See, Brian Burch. The Holy Father’s “one true mission” is to be a spiritual shepherd who proclaims the...
Pope Leo Sends Letter to Mark US 250th
Pope Leo XIV, the first pope born and raised in the United States, sent a letter to mark the 250th Anniversary of the United States’ founding. In it, he noted that the birth of the United States “gave enduring voice...
Magnifica Humanitas: Digital Power and Upholding Human Dignity
The wise guys are back for Part 3 of their deep dive into Magnifica Humanitas, and this time Scott Lieb and Michel Therrien unpack Pope Leo’s analysis of “digital power” and what it means to be truly human in the age...
Pope Leo’s June Prayer Request: For the Values of Sports
This month, Pope Leo XIV is inviting us to join him in prayer for the values of sports. His official prayer text and accompanying video will be available tomorrow here. While many popes have spoken about the physical and spiritual...
Holy Rosary for Peace
Pope Leo XIV is asking that the faithful pray a Rosary for peace today, May 30th. According to Vatican News, he will be leading the Rosary recitation in the Grotto of Our Lady of Loudes within the Vatican at 7pm...
Ten Takeaways from Magnifica Humanitas
It is often said that when the Pope speaks, the world listens. Throughout its history — and especially over the past century — the Church has found itself speaking prophetically at key turning points of modern life. For example, in...
Magnifica Humanitas and the Environment
There are few images that haunt me. One of them was hanging on a wall of the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago as part of the Blue Paradox Exhibit on microplastics. In the image, a person wades...
Magnifica Humanitas and Labor
…work is not simply an instrument; it expresses and enhances the dignity of our lives. It is a requirement of the human condition, a normal path toward maturity, development and personal fulfilment. (149) Having your first child is never...
Leo’s First Encyclical: AI is a ‘Change of Epoch’ for Humanity
Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical on May 25, a wide-ranging reflection on artificial intelligence that calls the technology a “change of epoch” (§4) and warns against allowing the human person to be treated as “a project to be...
Today is the Feast of Pentecost
Happy Feast of Pentecost! The feast, which marks the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and is often called the birthday of the Church, was a busy one in the Vatican. During his homily at the Holy Mass...
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