Magnifica Humanitas

2026 encyclical of Pope Leo XIV

Magnifica humanitas is the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV, concerned with "safeguarding the human person in the age of artificial intelligence". It was published on 25 May 2026.

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On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence

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Pope Issues AI Ethics Manifesto

Pope Leo XIV has released a major encyclical calling for the moral regulation of AI to prevent corporate 'idolatry of profit.'

Anthropic’s alliance with pope on AI harms: all in good faith or ‘Vatican-washing?’ The Guardian — May 30, 13:00 PM
Mayor Johnson’s meeting with Pope Leo gets mixed reaction from Chicagoans Chicago Sun-Times — May 30, 00:18 AM
‘Thanked him for his courage’: Chicago mayor hails Pope Leo as powerful ally The Guardian — May 29, 19:13 PM
Encíclica del Papa es un gran aporte al humanismo en el mundo: Presidenta La Jornada — May 27, 11:24 AM
‘Idolatry of profit’: Pope Leo takes on AI’s wannabe trillionaires Sydney Morning Herald — May 27, 02:11 AM
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE: Pope Leo's Tower of Babel warning for artificial intelligence pits new gods against old ones Times Of India — May 26, 15:14 PM
Pope Leo's encyclical warning about AI rocks tech industry 📹 CBS News — May 26, 14:21 PM · 4min
Pope Leo calls for AI to be 'disarmed' 📹 Daily Mail — May 26, 13:35 PM · 47sec
Pope Leo takes aim at AI in encyclical France 24 — May 26, 12:42 PM
The Vatican Takes on Silicon Valley With an A.I. Warning The New York Times — May 26, 12:16 PM
Pope Leo vs AI: Pontiff sounds alarm over the 'culture of power' driving the tech race 📹 Euronews — May 26, 11:53 AM · 2min
Pope Leo XIV calls for strict AI limits, apologises for Church's historical role in slavery The Standard — May 26, 11:47 AM
AI, peace and humanity: The pope's resounding warning Le Monde — May 26, 10:35 AM
Pope Leo Calls on World Leaders, Tech Titans to Disarm Bloomberg — May 26, 10:30 AM
Pope elevates AI ethics to a religious imperative with first encyclical IOL — May 26, 09:56 AM
Si no se regula la IA, hay riesgo de una guerra sin fin: León XIV La Jornada — May 26, 08:26 AM
Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders future of humanity Korea Times — May 26, 07:27 AM
Pope Leo XIV writes an open letter to 'all people of good will' warning about AI; says: Ensure that humans, not AI remain responsible for all decisions regarding… Times Of India — May 30, 03:29 AM
Carney, Pope Leo discuss responsible AI after pontiff warns world to slow development CBC — May 29, 20:04 PM
Pope Leo meets with Chicago's far-left mayor, George Floyd's family lawyer at the Vatican Fox News — May 29, 18:16 PM