Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion detained in Czechia over suspected drug possession
Czech police detained Metropolitan Hilarion (Grigory Alfeyev), a senior Russian Orthodox Church cleric, on May 24th, 2026, after officers discovered four small containers holding a white substance in the trunk of his vehicle during a traffic stop.
Highlights: Magnifica Humanitas – Artificial Intelligence and the Catholic Church
On May 25th, 2026, the Holy See released Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical in his time as the Roman Pontiff, Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), which focuses on the Roman Catholic Church’s position and response to artificial intelligence, comparing this technological shift to the Industrial Revolution.