Pope Leo XIV

The pope’s French surname, Prevost, was an invention to conceal a birth outside of wedlock

The decline in numbers joining the priesthood means the prospect of there not being enough priests for funerals and other religious services is very real

The gospel’s message has been weaponised by his administration

Principality six times smaller than Dublin has been a slower mover on women’s rights

Move to ‘preserve one of Dublin’s most important church buildings’ comes less than a year after its elevation

We moan about them but imagine how awful working life would be if we were drowning in unfinished business

Rite & Reason: As John F Kennedy put it: ‘Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind’

Meeting follows Pope Leo’s decision to focus on AI and its impact on humanity in first encyclical

Massgoers in Dublin share their views on immigration. For some, the issue is personal

Decision to close Washington Street church was linked to falling vocations, but Fr Paddy O’Reilly hints at a possible future for the building

German glue innovator, with Irish help, is literally holding up the mighty cross atop Barcelona’s famed basilica

Traditionalists have ‘irregular canonical situation’ with Rome, says Dún Laoghaire priest

Ultra-traditionalist right-wing Society of St Pius X was established in 1970 and ‌denies key Church teachings

The Leiden Declaration has a vision for mathematics that embraces AI tools, but where human values play a guiding role

Italian foreign minister cancels US trip over ‘offensive’ comments

Lamb’s enlightening book prompts optimism

Pontiff calls for ‘truth, justice and reparation’ for sexual abuse victims

Pontiff makes ‘appeal to the conscience’ of politicians during visit to Spain’s Canary Islands

Pontiff tells politicians in Spain that migration is challenging conscience of nations, and that military deterrence can never build lasting peace

Weeklong visit includes trip to meet migrants in Canary Islands

Pontiff is also due to meet survivors of sexual abuse by clergy in the Spanish Catholic church

About ‌1.2 ​million people fill Plaza de Cibeles and the surrounding areas of Spanish capital, Vatican says

Leo XVI will become the first pope to address the Spanish parliament

IT Sunday: Ireland is exposed to a revolution that is exercising everyone from Silicon Valley to the Vatican

Bishop Paul Tighe became a link between Silicon Valley and the Vatican dialogue going back a decade

Rite and Reason: Magnifica Humanitas considers what it might mean to safeguard the best parts of being human in the time of artificial intelligence

AI-powered hacking is fast becoming a significant cyber threat for businesses, consumers and the State

The technology promises benefits but, as Goldman Sachs boss notes, those may come only after the pain of job losses

If predictions on job losses come true, the State’s accommodation of corporate America will be tested

First encyclical from Pope Leo XIV comes as fears of AI’s power grow

The wide-ranging encyclical represents Pope Leo’s determination to protect human dignity and agency

In landmark encyclical, pontiff compares AI to nuclear power and urges global rules grounded in conscience and responsibility

Few cities bear the influence of one architect as brazenly as Barcelona, where Gaudí’s stylistic fingerprints are rarely out of sight

Micheál Martin offers help of Irish officials involved in peace process to Vatican Middle East efforts

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Rite & Reason: Even before becoming Pope, Leo was critical of Trump’s policies

Red flag raised over blessing ceremonies for remarried and same-sex couples

His role is not to act as a counterweight to Donald Trump

His calm pushback on US president Donald Trump’s might-is-right approach has had a powerful impact

Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked pontiff over his opposition to Iran war