Pope spreads digital word to tackle AI-generated fakes

Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholic organisations to include a direct feed of official Vatican news on their websites as the Holy See battles a flood of AI-generated content.

Vatican News, the Holy See’s official news outlet, reported Wednesday that the pontiff had written to bishops inviting them to use the feed on parish, diocese and Catholic association websites.

By embedding a widget, the websites will be able to carry a constantly updating feed of authorised videos of the US pope, as well as speeches, announcements, texts and stories from official Vatican outlets — in 40 different languages.