Encyclical
2 articles

Policy & Ethics
Pope Leo XIV encyclical: AI ethics and faith communities are not ready.
Describing artificial intelligence as 'one of the greatest threats facing humanity,' Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, 'Magnifica Humanitas,' issued on May 15, 2026, calls for its 'most rigorous' ethic
Rui Almeida·June 3, 2026

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Pope Leo XIV publishes AI encyclical on human dignity
In a sweeping 42,300-word document, Pope Leo XIV declared it 'not permissible' to entrust irreversible, lethal decisions to AI systems, directly challenging the global trajectory of artificial intelli
David Katzman·May 25, 2026