Pope Leo’s encyclical ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ published May 25, has sparked debates in the worlds of technology and theology while galvanizing online creators opposed to artificial intelligence. Anna Rowlands, a theologian and co-presenter of the text with Pope Leo, joins Colleen Dulle to parse the encyclical’s reception, its contributions to Catholic teaching, and whether workers can use the encyclical to justify religious exemptions to using A.I.
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Why Pope Leo’s A.I. encyclical is resonating with tech leaders, theologians and young Catholics
Anna Rowlands joined Colleen Dulle on America’s “Inside the Vatican” podcast to discuss the responses to Pope Leo’s now viral encyclical, its reception by the tech industry and its contributions to Catholic theology and social doctrine.
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Pope Leo ends visit to Spain with a call to repent
Pope Leo XIV concluded his weeklong visit to Spain with a mighty denunciation of those who traffic or exploit migrants, shouting, “Stop! Repent!”
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‘Human dignity has no passport’: Pope Leo visits Gran Canaria
“We cannot grow accustomed to counting the dead. Human dignity has no passport and does not lose its value when crossing a border,” Pope Leo declared in a major speech on migration.
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Pope Leo XIV’s France visit takes shape with planned stops at Notre Dame, Lourdes and Metz
The Pope will visit the recently renovated Notre Dame, UNESCO and will celebrate Mass in Paris.
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What’s it like to teach a future pope?
This week on “Jesuitical”, Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis talk to Dianne Bergant, C.S.A., who taught Scripture at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago for 44 years. During her time at CTU, Sr. Dianne had one very famous student, Robert Prevost—the future Pope Leo XIV.
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USCCB president: Church must ‘put out into the deep,’ offer hope in Christ to all
Archbishop Coakley opened the public sessions with his first address as USCCB president, having been elected during the conference’s annual fall meeting in November 2025.
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Pope Leo XIV honors Antoni Gaudí and blesses the Sagrada Familia’s final tower
This high moment of the pope’s visit took place in Barcelona, in the presence of the monarchs of this majority Catholic country.
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Pope Leo visits famed Spanish monastery, entrusting his ministry to the Virgin of Montserrat
On the fourth day of his visit to Spain, Pope Leo travelled to the Benedictine monastery of Santa Maria de Montserrat. It was the beginning of a very spiritual day for the missionary pope.
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Pope Leo tackles depression, domestic violence and the ‘cult of self-image’ in dialogue with young people
At a prayer vigil with 40,000 young people in Barcelona’s Olympic stadium, Pope Leo engaged in a dialogue with three young people.