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Pope urges world to 'slow down' on AI in fervent plea

Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit.

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Pope Leo issues historic apology for Vatican’s own role in legitimising slavery

Pope Leo XIV’s apology marks the first public acknowledgement of the role the Holy See played in the slave trade

The Independent UK

Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity

Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit

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Pope Leo warns AI risks accelerating war and threatens humanity in landmark manifesto

Pope Leo XIV called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence in his first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas

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Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery

Pope Leo XIV has made a historic apology for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimizing slavery

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Pope to release major artificial intelligence manifesto

Pope Leo XIV will release on Monday his long-awaited manifesto on artificial intelligence (AI), a bid to address ethical and social challenges as the technology rapidly develops worldwide. The release of "Magnificent Humanity" follows several years of study by the Church of AI-related technologies.

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Pope Leo XIV calls for 'robust' regulation of AI in sweeping manifesto

Pope Leo XIV on Monday published his long-awaited manifesto on artificial intelligence outlining the Catholic Church’s response to the technology’s ethical and social challenges. The US-born pontiff presented the eagerly awaited “Magnifica Humanitas” encyclical at the Vatican alongside senior Church officials and leading AI experts after having announced upon his…

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Pope Leo launches an AI commission days before he releases a papal letter alongside Anthropic cofounder Christopher Olah

The pope will unveil his first papal encyclical next week alongside an Anthropic cofounder, just as he remains vocal against the use of AI worldwide.

Fortune

Pope Leo to issue text on human dignity and AI with Anthropic co-founder

The pope’s encyclical will address ‘the protection of the human person in the age of AI’, the Vatican says

The Guardian - US

Pope and cofounder of Anthropic to launch pontiff's AI encyclical on May 25

Pope Leo XIV is set to release his first encyclical on May 25. The document addresses human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence. Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah will attend the launch. This event highlights the Vatican's engagement with AI. The encyclical's release is significant for the church's social teachings.…

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Pope Leo to launch encyclical on AI with Anthropic co-founder

The presence of Anthropic at the Vatican suggests that the pope's position on AI will become a new flashpoint with the Trump administration

The Independent UK

Pope Leo launches Vatican group to study impact of AI on ‘human dignity’

Comes as the Pontiff prepares his inaugural encyclical underlining need for ethics-driven approach to AI

The Independent UK

The Vatican has said a lot about artificial intelligence. A primer ahead of the pope's encyclical

The Vatican is preparing to release Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical in the coming weeks

The Independent UK

A Holy Mountain on the US-Mexico Border Is Becoming Trump's Newest Immigration Battleground

A mountain crowned by a towering statue of Jesus Christ has become the latest front in President Donald Trump's border enforcement campaign, setting off a legal confrontation between the federal government and the Catholic Church over one of the most spiritually significant sites along the US-Mexico border.

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Pope Leo sets Catholics on collision course with AI

AI meets Catholic social teaching.

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One year in, here’s what’s on Pope Leo XIV’s to-do list and what has he done so far

Pope Leo XIV has taken his time to find his footing

The Conversation

In his first year as pope, Leo has emphasised peace, unity and social responsibility - and shown he won’t be stared down

When white smoke rose above the Sistine Chapel on May 8 2025, the surprise was immediate. The Catholic Church’s leadership had elected its first pope born in the United States, a former Augustinian missionary in Peru who few expected to win.

The Guardian - UK

It’s no surprise Trump has met his match in Pope Leo – the US president represents the polar opposite of Christianity

Name the deadliest of sins – cruelty, deceit, avarice – and Trump will both exhibit them and celebrate them, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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'Make Sure It's Anchored in the Truth': JD Vance Issues Theological Lesson to Pope Leo XIV

US Vice President JD Vance publicly challenges Pope Leo XIV's anti-war stance, emphasising the need for theological accuracy amid ongoing US-Iran tensions.

The Independent UK

Pope Leo XIV heads to Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade

Pope Leo XIV has called for Angolans to fight the “scourge of corruption” with a culture of justice

The Conversation

Trump’s exchange with Pope Leo reflects deep-rooted tensions between the Vatican and the United States: 4 essential reads

President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, the U.S.-born head of the Catholic Church, had an unusual and acrimonious public exchange over the weekend.

The Independent UK

Pope Leo urges priests to stop using AI to write sermons

Pope Leo XIV also urged his fellow clergymen to ‘use your brains more’ in a wide-ranging speech last week

International Business Times UK

Pope Leo XIV Warns Priests Against ChatGPT Sermons and TikTok Fame: 'The Brain Needs to Be Used'

Pope Leo XIV warns clergy against AI-generated sermons, stressing the need for human intellect and spiritual expression. Discover how this directive impacts the Catholic Church's approach to technology and human connection.

The Conversation

Why standing in solidarity with immigrants is an act of accompaniment in Catholic philosophy

In Portland, Oregon, people wearing inflatable frog costumes – The Portland Frog Brigade – danced outside immigration offices. In Chicago, parents and neighbors walked children to and from school, forming “magic schoolbuses” for families who feared detention.

The Independent UK

The Pope and Catholic priests keep giving terrifying warnings about AI. What exactly are they scared of?

Artificial intelligence could bring people back to the church – or replace it entirely, writes Maja Anushka

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