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On February 18, 2026, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholic organizations to include a direct feed of official Vatican news on their websites, a measure aimed at combating the proliferation of AI-generated content. Vatican News, the Holy See’s official news outlet, reported that the pontiff invited bishops to utilize this embeddable video widget, which provides constantly updating authorized videos, speeches, announcements, texts, and stories from official Vatican outlets in 40 languages. Pope Leo XIV highlighted this initiative as a tool for evangelization, fostering a network and allowing communities to access information from the primary source. Previously, on February 13, Pope Leo XIV appointed Croatian Vincentian Sister Nina Benedikta Krapic as the deputy director of the Holy See Press Office, succeeding Cristiane Murray, who had held the position since July 2019. Earlier, on February 10, Radio Vaticana – Vatican News announced a special initiative for World Radio Day on February 13, 2026, featuring seven multi-language radio programs that would become themed podcasts. These programs were dedicated to exploring the future of radio, public service innovation, and the relationship between media, society, and artificial intelligence.
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