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Artificial Intelligence
Pope Leo XIV Warns AI Could Fuel "antihuman ideologies" in Medicine
Pope Leo XIV warned Monday that artificial intelligence could exacerbate “antihuman ideologies” in medicine as doctors and theologians raise alarms about AI in health care.
Pope Leo XIV Calls on Catholics to Lead in Ethical Artificial Intelligence Development
In a message to the Builders AI Forum at the Vatican in Rome, Pope Leo said the development of AI “cannot be confined to research labs or investment portfolios.”
How Should We Approach AI Companionship? CNA Explainer
Tech companies are offering increasingly realistic and immersive forms of AI-based life coaching, friendship, and romance through AI companions.
Vatican, Other Catholic Libraries Turn to AI, Robotics to Digitize Collections
As the Vatican Apostolic Library digitizes some of its historic collection, other historic Catholic institutions in Rome are going even more high tech.
Vatican Says Catholics Must Respond to Artificial Intelligence Threat to Authentic, Human Communication
The pope’s choice of theme for the 60th World Day of Social Communications 2026, published Monday, is “Preserving Human Voices and Faces.”
Vatican Struggles Against Spread of "deepfake" Images of Pope Leo XIV
The Vatican communications team said it has reported hundreds of accounts, mostly on YouTube, posting deepfakes of Pope Leo XIV.
Pope Leo XIV: "It’s going to be very difficult to discover the presence of God in AI"
Pope Leo XIV pointed to the loss of humanity in the digital realm and warned that “extremely wealthy” people are investing in AI and “ignoring the value of human beings.”
Pope Leo XIV Urges Theologians to Defend Creation and Human Dignity in Artificial Intelligence Age
Citing the examples of St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, he said the great masters of the past modeled a synthesis of faith and reason that can guide theology today.
Pope Leo XIV Listed in Time Magazine’s "Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence"
Time magazine included Pope Leo XIV in its 2025 list of the “World’s Most Influential People in Artificial Intelligence” on Aug. 28.
Pope Leo XIV: Artificial Intelligence Developers, Users Share Responsibility to Promote Good of Humanity
In a message to participants at the 2025 AI for Good Summit, Pope Leo XIV said both developers and users of AI are jointly responsible for ensuring innovations uphold human dignity and the common good.
Artificial Intelligence Should Serve Human Beings, Not Replace Them: Pope Leo XIV to Political Leaders
Pope Leo urged political leaders from around the world to promote the common good, warning especially of the threat to human dignity from artificial intelligence.
Pope Leo XIV on Artificial Intelligence: "All of us are concerned for children and young people"
Pope Leo XIV issued a fresh warning about the negative effects that artificial intelligence can have on the “intellectual and neurological development” of rising generations.
Pope Leo XIV Signals Focus on AI with Nod to Leo XIII’s Social Teaching Legacy
The new pontiff has signaled the direction he intends to take his papacy in handling certain social questions that need moral guidance, including artificial intelligence.
Fact Check: Did Pope Leo XIV Give a 36-minute Speech Praising Burkina Faso's Interim President Ibrahim Traoré?
A video purporting to show Pope Leo XIV reading a statement denouncing colonialism and praising the leader of Burkina Faso has garnered nearly a million views.
Pope Leo XIV Explains Choice of Papal Name, to Prioritize Catholic Social Teaching “in response to” AI Revolution
Pope Leo XIV explained his choice of name and the Church’s social teaching in the face of artificial intelligence and more.
Vatican Conference Examines Artificial Intelligence Implications for Democracy, Justice
The two-day workshop, titled “Artificial Intelligence, Justice, and Democracy,” was hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.
"Love is worth more than intelligence": Pope Francis to Paris AI Action Summit
“I ask all those attending the Paris summit not to forget that only the human ‘heart’ can reveal the meaning of our existence,” the Holy Father wrote.
New Vatican Document Says AI Should Lead to "a renewed appreciation of all that is human"
The document establishes a Christian framework for understanding human intelligence as a gift from God, emphasizing humanity’s relational nature.
Pope Francis Says He’s More Concerned About Human Intelligence than AI
Speaking to Church communications professionals the pope emphasized the need for a human-centered approach to communication.
AI Must Serve Human Dignity, Not Violate It: Pope Francis to World Economic Forum
Pope Francis on Thursday released his message to global leaders attending the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this week.
