Pope Leo on centering human dignity in the age of AI

As the world races into an artificial intelligence revolution, an unlikely convergence is emerging between disparate sectors: government, higher education, industry, and the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, Latin for "Magnificent Humanity," arrived this week at a pivotal moment. Broadly focused on protecting human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence, the encyclical joins a high-stakes global conversation already filled with both extraordinary optimism and profound anxiety.

The world has entered the age of techno-effervescence and its socio-emotional antonym, techno-panic.