In a document spanning nearly 42,000 words, Pope Leo XIV warned that artificial intelligence poses a growing threat to human dignity and human equality, calling for stronger regulation and a more balanced approach to developing AI technologies that keeps human dignity at its center.

His new encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, seeks to counterbalance alarm with hope but lands firmly on one side.

In the face of technological advancements so novel that they seem to call the value of ordinary human life into question, Leo’s first encyclical reminds us that unless we embrace the ultimate limits to human life,

The 42,000-word encyclical on AI also serves as a formal launching point for Pope Leo's vision for contemporary application of Catholic social teaching.

In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV challenges the AI industry on inequality, autonomous weapons, children's safety and the concentration of power — here is what Magnifica Hu

In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV has called for much closer regulation of AI technology, particularly in military settings.

The document will address A.I. and its impact on humanity. He’s also staying the course on Catholic social teaching.