Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

Pope Leo XIV has offered rare praise to the media industry, urging journalists around the world to stand against the 'ancient art of lying" and those who "create divisions."

Pope Leo urged global news agencies on Thursday never to betray their duty to telling the truth by focusing on "click-bait" articles and to exercise caution in using artificial intelligence tools in their reporting.

During the audience, the Holy Father said the Church and the world need men and women consecrated to Jesus to reveal God’s presence.

The law was the clearest sign yet that Leo is starting to fix some of Francis’ more problematic decisions and is recalibrating the Vatican's centers of power, after Francis tended to lean heavily on the advice of the IOR and its top manager.

Pope Leo XIV is changing the management of the Holy See’s financial investment activities, effectively clipping the powers of the Vatican Bank.