{"id":255740,"date":"2026-05-26T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/pope-leo-presents-magnifica-humanitas-calling-for-disarmament-of-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T08:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:35:11","slug":"pope-leo-presents-magnifica-humanitas-calling-for-disarmament-of-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/26\/pope-leo-presents-magnifica-humanitas-calling-for-disarmament-of-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo presents ‘Magnifica humanitas\u2019 calling for disarmament of AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pope Leo presents ‘Magnifica humanitas\u2019 calling for disarmament of AI<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/pope\/news\/2026-05\/pope-leo-xiv-magnifica-humanitas-presentation-ai-disarmament.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-26 08:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.vaticannews.va<\/a><\/p>\n

Pope Leo XIV presents “Magnifica Humanitas” as the Church\u2019s response to the challenges posed by artificial intelligence, calling for AI to be \u201cdisarmed\u201d from logics of domination, exclusion and war. Drawing parallels with Rerum Novarum, the Pope urges the global community to place technological progress at the service of human dignity, solidarity and the common good.<\/p>\n

By Linda Bordoni<\/p>\n

At the presentation of his first social encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV appealed for artificial intelligence to be placed firmly at the service of humanity, warning against technologies that foster domination, exclusion and war.<\/p>\n

Addressing participants gathered in the Synod Hall on Monday for the presentation of the encyclical, the Pope described the current technological revolution as an \u201cepochal turning point\u201d comparable to the upheaval confronted by Pope Leo XIII during the Industrial Revolution.<\/p>\n

\u201cArtificial intelligence already touches many areas of our lives and affects decisions that shape human coexistence, he said, noting that it is also \u201cdramatically changing how war is waged.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Marking the 135th anniversary of Rerum novarum, Pope Leo XIV releases his first encyclical, entitled \u2018Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of …\n <\/p>\n

A new \u201cRerum Novarum\u201d moment<\/h2>\n

Drawing a direct parallel with Pope Leo XIII\u2019s landmark 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, Pope Leo XIV said the Church today is likewise called to interpret the \u201cnew things\u201d of the age in the light of the Gospel and the dignity of the human person.<\/p>\n

He explained that Magnifica Humanitas emerged from extensive listening to scientists, engineers, educators, political leaders and families concerned about the future of younger generations. At the same time, he said he had heard \u201cvery…<\/p>\n

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