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Bishop Flores: Pope Leo’s AI encyclical is coming. Don’t let ChatGPT read it for you. americamagazine.org/last-take/2026…

Following the shooting at the San Diego Islamic Center yesterday, @ArchbishopOKC expressed sorrow at the senseless violence and assured the Muslim community of prayerful solidarity. Read the full release at: ow.ly/XErW50Z1MlN

Bishop Michael M. Pham of San Diego said the faithful there "stand united in solidarity and prayer with the Muslim community" after a deadly May 18 shooting at a mosque complex in that city killed three adults, including a security guard. osvnews.com/san-diego-mosq…

@ProfDanRober Care to read, Prof? x.com/roccopalmo/sta…

Full picture notable particularly in terms of who displaced Kicanas as President, and who displaced that person in Francis/Leo era as key papal liaison in U.S. church.

From The “Holy See Ain’t No DNC” Desk, Pope’s unprecedented self-launch of his Encyclical is largely crafted to avoid the prior spectacles of ideologized jolly 🤡 who’ve aimed to relativize Magisterial texts thru the lens of their (Stateside) partisanship: bit.ly/4uQ52kl

Of course, that should read *Former*… …and lest anyone forgot The Backstory, the shot just makes the moment all the more striking: bit.ly/4ubXFUy

One of the few top home-Archdiocese figures to whom Fr/Bishop Prevost was ever close, on reuniting with the now-Pope at a very relaxed AM audience for Chicago’s own @CathExtension (bit.ly/4dvzgCl), Tucson emeritus/for USCCB VP +Jerry Kicanas scored Vintage Bob-Face:

While the first Encyclical (/in Francis’ case, Exhortation) is traditionally each Pope’s “signature” text for his whole ministry, it’s all the more in Leo’s case – lest anyone forgot, within 48 hours of his election, he told the cardinals his choice of name was for this moment:

For a profoundly leak-free pontificate, the advance rumblings (title/signing date echoing Rerum Novarum) indeed held up…. The Pope presiding at his encyclical’s launch-event, however – capped by his own major speech introducing it – is entirely new, and unforeseen.

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, on preserving the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, will be released on May 25. A presentation event with the Pope and various speakers is scheduled for the same day at the Vatican. vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

A moment of grace in the Washington Archdiocese has produced two soon-to-be bishops who reflect the Church's desire for true diversity in leadership. @tilghman13 connects this to the Sunday readings and the long freedom struggle of Black Catholics. blackcatholicmessenger.org/ascension-2026…

In many countries, World Communications Day is being marked today, whose theme this year I have chosen as “Preserving Human Voices and Faces.” In this era of artificial intelligence, I encourage everyone to commit themselves to promoting forms of communication that always respect the truth of the human person, on which every technological innovation should be focused. vatican.va/content/leo-xi…

Read the Message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV for the 60th World Day of Social Communications (May 17, 2026): bit.ly/WorldComms2026

Vatican Preparing Document on the ‘Transmission of the Faith’ | National Catholic Register Cardinal Fernández explains the genesis and nature of the upcoming new text that will draw on a sweeping global consultation of bishops worldwide. ncregister.com/news/cardinal-… @NCRegister

Pope Leo XIV will make an Apostolic Journey to France on 25-28 September this year, marking the first official papal state visit to the country in 18 years. vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the context, yet still shockingly, Venice Chancery has issued Nada on its new Bishop – they only had 14 months to prep since +Dewane’s 75…. For now, in lieu of substance, the optics suffice.

In DC Noon statement – notably issued bilingual – Card McElroy celebrates Leo XIV’s choice of Shrine Pastor +Emilio OFM Cap. as bishop of Venice (ie. Florida's Gulf of Mexico coast)… …which notably comprises Ave Maria University… and, indeed, The Pope’s “Full MAGA” brother:

Picture of the Day: Marking 45 years since St. John Paul II was shot, Pope Leo XIV paused during today’s General Audience to pray at the very spot it happened. On the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, he touched the memorial in silence, recalling the moment John Paul II said “a motherly hand” spared his life. Credit: Vatican Media

Doubling down on pointed trend in US nods, on +Frank Dewane’s retirement, Pope taps Capuchin Fr Emilio Bosca, 61, pastor of DC’s Shrine of the Sacred Heart (hard hit by ICE raids) as bishop of Venice, the wealthy/Trump-y enclave on Florida’s Gulf Coast: bit.ly/4uJNdn0

During his visit to #Baltimore, #BpVarden of Trondheim, #Norway, sat down with @OSVNews to share his insights on Christian hope, the dangers of #AI & weaponizing the Christian faith, & the need for patience in the spiritual life. catholicreview.org/bishop-varden-… #Vatican #WorldNews