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Pope to Present Encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas' on AI's Threat to Human Dignity

The document casts artificial intelligence as an era‑defining risk to what makes people human, urging regulation, transparency, education, a Vatican commission.

El 15 de mayo marca exactamente el 135º aniversario de la publicación de Rerum Novarum, la histórica encíclica promulgada por el Papa León XIII
El Papa León XIV, en la Ciudad del Vaticano.

Overview

  • The pope will personally present 'Magnifica Humanitas' at a Vatican press event on Monday, May 25, in a rare on‑camera briefing for an encyclical.
  • León XIV frames AI as risking an 'eclipse' of human dignity by eroding capacities, enabling chatbots and algorithms to shape public debate and spread disinformation.
  • The Vatican has approved a commission on artificial intelligence to coordinate Holy See policy and projects and to advise on ethical limits for technology.
  • The pope called for clear rules and transparency for governments and companies and offered the Church's help to build media, information and AI literacy into school systems.
  • The doctrinal move is linked to the 135th anniversary of Rerum Novarum and comes as the Vatican confirms European trips and weighs a November South America visit pending Peru's electoral calendar.