Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), Pope Leo XIV’s first major papal encyclical, directly addressing the rise of artificial intelligence and outlining the Church’s stance on safeguarding humanity and addressing the common good will be released publicly on Monday, 25th May at 10:30am, Irish time.
The official presentation event is scheduled to take place in the Vatican’s Synod Hall.
The Pope will be present, along with several speakers, both theologians and technical experts:
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith;
Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development;
Professor Anna Rowlands, a theologian and professor at Durham University (United Kingdom);
Christopher Olah, co-founder of Anthropic (USA) and head of research on the interpretability of artificial intelligence; and
Professor Leocadie Lushombo, I.T., professor of political theology and Catholic social thought at the Jesuit School of Theology, Santa Clara University in California (USA).
Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin will offer closing remarks, followed by an address and blessing by Pope Leo XIV.
Once the event concludes, the full document will be officially published and accessible on the Vatican Website.
The launch will be available for viewing on the Vatican YouTube Channel here
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To mark the World Day of Social Communications on 17th May, the Dicastery for Communication organised an international conference at the Pontifical Urbaniana University on Thursday, 21 May.
The theme “Preserving human voices and faces” echoed the message of Pope Leo XIV for the World Day with those invited to engage in dialogue on Artificial Intelligence and its impact on the lives of individuals, communities, and nations.
In the video below, Bishop Paul Tighe, Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, highlights some of the key messages that emerged at the Conference.
A report on the conference with video interviews can be found in Vatican News here
