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Pope Leo XIV: AI Can Never Be A Person; Its Future Depends On Our Choices

Pope Leo XIV speaks during his private audience with participants of the meeting “The Future of AI: A Dialogue Between the Vatican and the Scientific World on the Development and Applications of Intelligent Technologies” at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on Oct. 30, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV speaks during his private audience with participants of the meeting “The Future of AI: A Dialogue Between the Vatican and the Scientific World on the Development and Applications of Intelligent Technologies” at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican on Oct. 30, 2026.
The pontiff met on Friday with participants in a Vatican AI conference organized by the Pontifical Academy for Life.

Pope modifies disciplinary sanctions for employees of the Roman Curia

Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims at his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Sept. 30, 2026.
The changes were approved by the pontiff on Oct. 19 through a Rescriptum ex Audientia Sanctissimi (“Rescript from the Audience of the Most Holy Father”).

Communion from the Chalice, and Reverence in the Novus Ordo

'Chalice'/'Incense'
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'Chalice'/'Incense'
As the Eucharistic Revival continues across the country, a new question is being asked: Should lay people be readily allowed to receive Communion from the chalice at Mass? This week on Register Radio, we talk to staff reporter Matt McDonald who is covering the debate. Also, Register staff writer Jonah McKeown joins us to discuss how there is a movement afoot to bring heightened reverence to the celebration of the Novus Ordo.