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Vatican declares SSPX in schism

The Vatican has declared the Society of St. Pius X to be “in schism” after the traditionalist group consecrated four bishops without the papal mandate.

• Eucharist transforms believers into Christ’s body and counters division, pope says

  

  By JOSEPHINE PETERSON, Catholic News Service
  Published June 24, 2026

  Participation in the Eucharist transforms believers into the Body of Christ and offers a remedy to the divisions affecting families and communities, Pope Leo XIV said during his weekly general audience,

• Pope urges humanity to build civilization of love in digital world

  

  By CAROL GLATZ, Catholic News Service
  Published May 25, 2026

  Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” the day after Pentecost. In the 82-page document, the pope looked at the consequences of the digital revolution in the 21st-century and safeguarding “the human person in the time of artificial intelligence.”

• Pope Leo XIV to publish encyclical on artificial intelligence May 25

  By COURTNEY MARES, OSV News
  Published May 18, 2026

  Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” will be published May 25, addressing artificial intelligence and the protection of human dignity, the Vatican has announced.