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Vatican warns of AI risks, urges humans to stay in control
Homepage > News > Business > Vatican warns of AI risks, urges humans to stay in control The Vatican has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) can generate misleading, manipulative, and harmful information while urging that humans remain in the...
Vatican's Swiss Guards Unveil New Uniform
The Vatican's Swiss Guards have introduced a new formal uniform, marking a significant update to their attire. On Thursday (October 2), Swiss Guards commander Col. Christoph Graf showcased the new design during a presentation ceremony at the...

Vatican's Swiss Guards have a new uniform — but don't worry, the iconic one remains
VATICAN CITY -- The world’s oldest army has new uniforms. But don’t worry: The Swiss Guards’ famed blue, yellow and red Renaissance-style billowy garb isn’t going anywhere. Rather, the pope’s army on Tuesday unveiled an additional uniform for...

‘San Damiano’: Vatican screens documentary on Roman rough sleeper
The Vatican screens the documentary ‘San Damiano’, which tells the story of a young Polish man who, with fifty euros in his pocket, flees his past and arrives in Rome, living among the homeless near the central train station. By Eugenio Murrali...

Schwarzenegger downplays Trump’s climate skepticism, backs Vatican initiative
From left, Cardinal Jaime Spengler, former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and sister Alessandra Smerilli pose for photographers at the end of a press conference at the Vatican, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, to present the “Raising Hope for...

Schwarzenegger downplays Trump's climate skepticism and backs Vatican initiative to 'terminate' global warming
Arnold Schwarzenegger downplayed the Trump administration’s climate skepticism Tuesday and threw his weight behind the Vatican’s environmental initiative, saying individual choice, local regulations and the Catholic Church's moral leadership were...

Former California governor Schwarzenegger stands with Vatican climate initiative
Arnold Schwarzenegger downplayed the US Trump administration’s climate scepticism Tuesday and threw his weight behind the Vatican’s environmental initiative, saying individual choice, local policies and the moral leadership of the Catholic Church...
Schwarzenegger defies Trump, backs Vatican’s environment initiative
VATICAN CITY — Arnold Schwarzenegger downplayed the Trump administration’s climate skepticism Tuesday and threw his weight behind the Vatican’s environmental initiative, saying individual choice, local regulations and the Catholic Church’s moral...

Arnold Schwarzenegger downplays Trump and backs Vatican initiative to 'terminate' global warming
By NICOLE WINFIELD with AP Published on 01/10/2025 - 9:46 GMT+2 Arnold Schwarzenegger downplayed the Trump administration’s climate scepticism on Tuesday and threw his weight behind the Vatican’s environmental initiative, saying...

China’s Climate Push Is An Economic Power Play
CHANGCHUN, CHINA - MAY 28: (CHINA OUT) An investor views stock prices on monitors at a securities company on May 28, 2007 in Changchun of Jilin Province, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images) Getty Images While climate policy in major...
Swiss Guards get new uniforms, but old ones not going anywhere
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The world’s oldest army has new uniforms. But don’t worry: The Swiss Guards’ famed blue, yellow and red Renaissance-style billowy garb isn’t going anywhere. Rather, the pope’s army on Thursday unveiled an additional uniform for...

Vatican announces theme for 60th World Day of Social Communications
“Preserving human voices and faces” is the theme for the 60th World Day of Social Communication, which will be celebrated on 17 May 2026, the Sunday before Pentecost. By Christopher Wells Pope Leo XIV has chosen “Preserving human voices and faces”...

Schwarzenegger downplays Trump and backs Vatican initiative to 'terminate' global warming
VATICAN CITY – Arnold Schwarzenegger downplayed the Trump administration’s climate skepticism Tuesday and threw his weight behind the Vatican’s environmental initiative, saying individual choice, local regulations and the Catholic Church's moral...

From Nicaragua to the Vatican: China’s Diplomatic Bidding War with Taiwan
Written by Sophia Li. Image credit: 01.10 尼加拉瓜的建築 by 總統府/ Flickr, license: CC BY 2.0. In 2019, the Solomon Islands received a reported $500 million in promised Chinese investments, days before it cut ties with Taiwan and recognised Beijing. Soon...

Pope Leo XIV and Bahrain’s Crown Prince Discuss Middle East Peace, Interreligious Dialogue, and Bilateral Ties at the Vatican
On Monday, September 29, 2025, Pope Leo XIV welcomed Bahrain’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, to the Vatican for a high-level meeting that underscored the Holy See’s commitment to fostering peace,...

Swiss Guard gets new uniforms
Don’t worry, the iconic one remains VATICAN CITY — The world’s oldest army has new uniforms. But don’t worry: The Swiss Guards’ famed blue, yellow and red Renaissance-style billowy garb isn’t going anywhere. Rather, the pope’s army on Thursday...
Paris Hilton Is the Ultimate Fashionista in Paris, Plus Kate Middleton, Jeremy Allen White, Sarah Jessica Parker and More
Celebrities have been everywhere this week. In Paris for Fashion Week, Paris Hilton poses for the flashing lights as Kate Middleton performs some royal duties in England. In New York, Jeremy Allen White hangs out at SiriusXM and Sarah Jessica...

Dual challenges: Most countries are grappling with shrinking birthrates and aging populations
A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging, as younger generations opt to have fewer children and advances in healthcare extend life expectancy. China said in January that its population fell...

Patriarch Raï Praises Lebanon Border Communities for Staying On Their Land
Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Patriarch Raï praises Lebanon border communities for staying on their land Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Raï returned to southern Lebanon,...

Sculpture of Jesus and Charlie Kirk to be installed at Ave Maria University
CNA Staff, Oct 3, 2025 / 06:00 am The day after Charlie Kirk was assassinated, renowned Catholic sculptor Timothy Schmalz began working on a sculpture no one had commissioned: Jesus comforting the slain conservative Christian activist, the fatal...