VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo advised about 15,000 U.S. youths on Friday that while artificial intelligence (AI) can be a helpful learning tool, it should not be used to complete homework assignments. Speaking during a live video session from the Vatican to a national Catholic youth conference in Indianapolis, the pontiff emphasized responsible use of AI […]
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Historic moment: Robert Prevost becomes first American Pope
In a landmark moment for the Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected the new Pope. After at least four rounds of secret voting by the College of Cardinals, he was chosen to lead the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics. He will now be known as Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV makes history as […]
Sex abuse scandals in the Catholic Church
The Catholic Church has been shaken by a string of child sex abuse scandals. In a bid to toughen its stance on paedophile priests and clergy, Pope Francis on Tuesday strengthened canon law on such crimes. Here are some high-profile cases from around the world: – United States – In 2019 Pope Francis […]
Japan’s Catholic church to open sex abuse probe
The Catholic Church in Japan said Tuesday it will launch an internal probe into claims of sexual abuse against children by its clergy, after a wave of paedophilia revelations worldwide. The standing committee of the bishops’ conference last week decided to investigate all 16 dioceses in Japan, a spokesman for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of […]
Fourteen priests linked to Chile sex abuse stripped of duties
Fourteen priests involved in a sex abuse scandal in Chile — which has rocked Pope Francis’s papacy — were defrocked on Tuesday. “Fourteen priests no longer are allowed to carry out their duties… These priests have taken part in actions that may be civilian crimes as well as within the church,” the bishop’s office in […]
Indonesia church attacks kill six, dozens wounded
A wave of blasts including a suicide bombing struck outside churches in Indonesia on Sunday, killing at least six and wounding dozens of others, police said, the latest assault on a religious minority in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country. Three separate locations in the city of Surabaya were hit by the bombings around 7:30 am […]