In addition to all it offers us about human dignity in an A.I. age, the pope’s new encyclical also offers a synodal approach to authority that the world beyond the Catholic Church, hungry for a moral voice on this topic, will find compelling.
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Pope Leo on liturgy: Be open to reform, ‘respect the texts and norms’
Amid renewed tensions between the Vatican and traditionalist Catholics over the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, Pope Leo XIV defended Church reform as a legitimate process that adapts to current needs while remaining rooted in authentic tradition.
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JD Vance says Pope Leo’s new AI encyclical ‘sounds very profound,’ welcomes just war ‘rethink’
JD Vance previously sparked controversy in April by invoking just war theory in reference to the Trump administration’s conflict in Iran after President Donald Trump criticized Pope Leo’s opposition to that war.
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Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for the Catholic Church’s role in legitimizing slavery
Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”
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Pope Leo’s first encyclical tackles A.I., power and human dignity
The pope warns against the “idolatry of profit that sacrifices the weak“ and “the pretense that a single language—even a digital one—can translate everything.”
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Pope Leo XIV calls for AI to be ‘disarmed,’ directed to the common good
Editors’ note: This is the full text of the address from Pope Leo XIV during the presentation and promulgation of his encyclical ‘Magnifica Humanitas.‘ Dear brothers and sisters, I want to thank all of you for being here today, for your interest. I sincerely thank those who have organized this meeting today, and especially those […]
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Pope Leo XIV: The church is the protagonist of the Gospel, not merely its guardian
Editors’ note: This is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s homily during Pentecost Mass at St Peter’s Basilica on May 24. Dear brothers and sisters, The Easter season reaches its fulfillment today on the Solemnity of Pentecost. To highlight the continuity of this salvific event, the Gospel takes us back to the “first day […]
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Pope Leo’s popularity gives Vatican finances a boost—but old questions remain
Pope Leo XIV says Vatican finances do not keep him up at night. In his first year, rising Vatican bank income and renewed interest from American Catholic donors suggest he may have reason for calm.
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Pope Leo will publish first encyclical, ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ on preserving humanity in the A.I. age on May 25
Breaking with precedent, the pope will present the document himself with Anthropic’s co-founder.
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Pope Leo establishes new Vatican commission on artificial intelligence
Pope Leo has approved the establishment of an inter-dicasterial commission at the Vatican on artificial intelligence—another sign of the importance he places on A.I. developments.