Pope Leo XIV | Middlesbrough Diocese

Pope asks prayers ‘for values of sports’

Michael McG — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:05:59 +0000

Just days before one of the largest sporting events, the FIFA World Cup, Pope Leo XIV dedicates his June prayer intention to the values of sports, “to build communion and fraternity in history”.Through the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network’s Pray with the Pope campaign, the Pope encourages the faithful each month to join in praying for […]

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Pope’s first encyclical now available to read

Michael McG — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:39:30 +0000

Pope Leo’s new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, is available to read online via the Vatican website here. The Catholic Truth Society has put together a series of resources to help equip lay Catholics with an understanding of the encyclical. Roundtable Part 1: youtu.be/jNn6wl9eLUc Sister Carino […]

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Archbishop welcomes Pope’s first encyclical

Michael McG — Mon, 25 May 2026 14:42:09 +0000

President of the Bishops’ Conference and Archbishop of Westminster, the Most Reverend Richard Moth, has welcomed the publication of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas. “I welcome today’s publication of Pope Leo’s first encyclical: Magnifica humanitas, on preserving the human person in the age of artificial intelligence. “One of the first interventions of Pope Leo since […]

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