Day: May 25, 2026

Gospel and Word of the Day – 26 May 2026 – A Reading from the First Letter of St. Peter 1:10-16 Beloved: Concerning the salvation of your souls the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and investigated it investigating the time and circumstances that the Spirit of Christ within them indicated when it testified in advance to the sufferings destined for Christ and the glories to follow them. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you with regard to the things that have now been announced to you by those who preached the Good News to you through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels longed to look. Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, live soberly, and set your hopes completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Like obedient children, do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorance but, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct, for it is written, Be holy because I am holy.From the Gospel according to Mark 10:28-31 Peter began to say to Jesus, "We have given up everything and followed you." Jesus said, "Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the Gospel who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age: houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come. But many that are first will be last, and the last will be first."

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A Reading from the First Letter of St. Peter
1:10-16

Beloved:
Concerning the salvation of your souls
the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours
searched and investigated it
investigating the time and circumstances
that the Spirit of Christ within them indicated
when it testified in advance
to the sufferings destined for Christ
and the glories to follow them.
It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you
with regard to the things that have now been announced to you
by those who preached the Good News to you
through the Holy Spirit sent from heaven,
things into which angels longed to look.

Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind, live soberly,
and set your hopes completely on the grace to be brought to you
at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Like obedient children,
do not act in compliance with the desires of your former ignorance
but, as he who called you is holy,
be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct,
for it is written, Be holy because I am holy.

From the Gospel according to Mark
10:28-31

Peter began to say to Jesus,
"We have given up everything and followed you."
Jesus said, "Amen, I say to you,
there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters
or mother or father or children or lands
for my sake and for the sake of the Gospel
who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age:
houses and brothers and sisters
and mothers and children and lands,
with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come.
But many that are first will be last, and the last will be first."

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When to say ‘no’ to AI in the classroom and at home: A key warning of Magnifica Humanitas – #Catholic – Pope Leo XIV devotes a substantial portion of his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, to the impact of the digital revolution on education and family life.The pontiff acknowledges that “rapid technological transformations reveal just how unprepared we are on the educational level.” He warns that “the pervasiveness of digital media fosters a culture of immediacy and hyper-stimulation, which gives rise to fatigue, boredom, and apathy concerning the effort required for seeking the truth.”In response, he emphasizes that education “is a long journey requiring patience and therefore needs time for development and for engagement with reality beyond appearances,” something he considers “fundamental,” because — as he recalls — every technology “shapes those who use it.”The risk of extinguishing the desire to ask questionsIn the encyclical, Leo XIV does not offer ready-made answers or an easy list of tips. Rather, he issues a broad call to rethink what it means to educate people in the use of artificial intelligence and its implications. Ultimately, as he himself states, it is a matter of educating people “to decide when and for what purpose it ought not to be used.”“The speed and ease with which answers or summaries can be obtained risk extinguishing the desire to ask questions, which is a process that bears fruit only over time,” the pope writes. To illustrate this point, he turns to the Seventh Letter of the Greek philosopher Plato, from 353 B.C., a cornerstone of Western thought.“We must learn, then, how to exercise restraint in the use of AI and to protect our young people from the promise of the perfect machine, from that subtle temptation which renders human thought seemingly superfluous precisely when it is most needed,” he suggests, recalling that, as Plato said, the deepest and most important realities are learned only with great time and effort.‘Early and unsupervised exposure’The pope also warns about the negative impact on sleep, attention, and emotional regulation caused by “early and unsupervised exposure to digital devices and social media.”This is compounded, he continues, “by easy access to violent or degrading content that offends sensibility, to pornographic and hypersexualized material, to messages that trivialize the body and emotions, and to proposals that normalize risky behavior.”“Having a personal mobile device at too early an age and using it without adult supervision can exacerbate young people’s vulnerabilities, foster addiction, and expose them to isolation, bullying, and cyberbullying, as well as to pressures to share intimate images or sensitive information,” he warns.In this regard, the pontiff acknowledges that it is difficult for parents to resist on their own the “influence of business models that monetize attention and time.” Hence his call for “an alliance among policymakers, educational institutions, and families that is capable of concretely supporting adults in this task.”“Farsighted public policies are needed,” he insists, “to oppose the immediate interests of platforms, concentrated in a few hands, when they conflict with the well-being of minors.”Along these lines, without pointing to any specific government, he speaks positively of legislative initiatives promoted in countries such as Australia, France, and Spain, and urges the promotion of “setting age limits, holding service providers accountable rather than shifting the whole burden of control onto families, and for providing specific protections against all forms of online sexual exploitation and violence. Thus can children and adolescents, who are entrusted to our care, be genuinely protected as a precious treasure.”Leo also identifies several pressing challenges within education in the face of the emergence of artificial intelligence.“Many educational systems struggle to keep pace with change and to support the integral development of students,” he notes.The development of information technologies and AI is causing curricula designed for another era to be obsolete, while school organization, spaces, assessment methods, and the very role of the teacher must be rethought “in order to promote an authentically integral education that addresses every dimension of the person.”“It is necessary to support the ongoing formation of teachers throughout their professional lives, so that they can engage positively with new technologies, helping students to use them responsibly, critically, and creatively rather than passively succumbing to their influence,” he says.The Holy Father also identifies a challenge of an intellectual and wisdom-based nature. “Without careful attention, an educational system lacking in a love for truth may emerge, in which an incessant flow of information replaces the essential exercise of research, reflection, and discernment,” he laments.A healthy attitude of attentionIn this context, he warns of the proliferation of a fragmented knowledge, while “it becomes difficult to grasp reality as a whole, to ask profound questions about meaning, or to develop authentic, critical, and creative thought.”“A genuinely healthy attitude is needed, requiring rhythms that incorporate silence, in-depth study, reading, and judicious analysis, for without these elements inner freedom may be compromised,” he proposes.The Church’s social doctrine, the pope says, calls for a renewed educational alliance among families, schools, Christian communities, and public institutions. This takes concrete form when principles are translated into educational goals: educating in sobriety and a sense of limits; in recognizing the right of others and of future generations to enjoy the goods received or created by human ingenuity; in freedom and responsibility; and in a sense of transcendence and the common good.“Schools are not called to follow the pace of the digital world but to offer that which the digital sphere by itself cannot provide, namely a shared time for learning and developing trustworthy relationships,” he concludes.This story was first published by ACI Prensa, the Spanish-language sister service of EWTN News. It has been translated and adapted by EWTN News English.
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When to say ‘no’ to AI in the classroom and at home: A key warning of Magnifica Humanitas – #Catholic – Pope Leo XIV devotes a substantial portion of his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, to the impact of the digital revolution on education and family life.The pontiff acknowledges that “rapid technological transformations reveal just how unprepared we are on the educational level.” He warns that “the pervasiveness of digital media fosters a culture of immediacy and hyper-stimulation, which gives rise to fatigue, boredom, and apathy concerning the effort required for seeking the truth.”In response, he emphasizes that education “is a long journey requiring patience and therefore needs time for development and for engagement with reality beyond appearances,” something he considers “fundamental,” because — as he recalls — every technology “shapes those who use it.”The risk of extinguishing the desire to ask questionsIn the encyclical, Leo XIV does not offer ready-made answers or an easy list of tips. Rather, he issues a broad call to rethink what it means to educate people in the use of artificial intelligence and its implications. Ultimately, as he himself states, it is a matter of educating people “to decide when and for what purpose it ought not to be used.”“The speed and ease with which answers or summaries can be obtained risk extinguishing the desire to ask questions, which is a process that bears fruit only over time,” the pope writes. To illustrate this point, he turns to the Seventh Letter of the Greek philosopher Plato, from 353 B.C., a cornerstone of Western thought.“We must learn, then, how to exercise restraint in the use of AI and to protect our young people from the promise of the perfect machine, from that subtle temptation which renders human thought seemingly superfluous precisely when it is most needed,” he suggests, recalling that, as Plato said, the deepest and most important realities are learned only with great time and effort.‘Early and unsupervised exposure’The pope also warns about the negative impact on sleep, attention, and emotional regulation caused by “early and unsupervised exposure to digital devices and social media.”This is compounded, he continues, “by easy access to violent or degrading content that offends sensibility, to pornographic and hypersexualized material, to messages that trivialize the body and emotions, and to proposals that normalize risky behavior.”“Having a personal mobile device at too early an age and using it without adult supervision can exacerbate young people’s vulnerabilities, foster addiction, and expose them to isolation, bullying, and cyberbullying, as well as to pressures to share intimate images or sensitive information,” he warns.In this regard, the pontiff acknowledges that it is difficult for parents to resist on their own the “influence of business models that monetize attention and time.” Hence his call for “an alliance among policymakers, educational institutions, and families that is capable of concretely supporting adults in this task.”“Farsighted public policies are needed,” he insists, “to oppose the immediate interests of platforms, concentrated in a few hands, when they conflict with the well-being of minors.”Along these lines, without pointing to any specific government, he speaks positively of legislative initiatives promoted in countries such as Australia, France, and Spain, and urges the promotion of “setting age limits, holding service providers accountable rather than shifting the whole burden of control onto families, and for providing specific protections against all forms of online sexual exploitation and violence. Thus can children and adolescents, who are entrusted to our care, be genuinely protected as a precious treasure.”Leo also identifies several pressing challenges within education in the face of the emergence of artificial intelligence.“Many educational systems struggle to keep pace with change and to support the integral development of students,” he notes.The development of information technologies and AI is causing curricula designed for another era to be obsolete, while school organization, spaces, assessment methods, and the very role of the teacher must be rethought “in order to promote an authentically integral education that addresses every dimension of the person.”“It is necessary to support the ongoing formation of teachers throughout their professional lives, so that they can engage positively with new technologies, helping students to use them responsibly, critically, and creatively rather than passively succumbing to their influence,” he says.The Holy Father also identifies a challenge of an intellectual and wisdom-based nature. “Without careful attention, an educational system lacking in a love for truth may emerge, in which an incessant flow of information replaces the essential exercise of research, reflection, and discernment,” he laments.A healthy attitude of attentionIn this context, he warns of the proliferation of a fragmented knowledge, while “it becomes difficult to grasp reality as a whole, to ask profound questions about meaning, or to develop authentic, critical, and creative thought.”“A genuinely healthy attitude is needed, requiring rhythms that incorporate silence, in-depth study, reading, and judicious analysis, for without these elements inner freedom may be compromised,” he proposes.The Church’s social doctrine, the pope says, calls for a renewed educational alliance among families, schools, Christian communities, and public institutions. This takes concrete form when principles are translated into educational goals: educating in sobriety and a sense of limits; in recognizing the right of others and of future generations to enjoy the goods received or created by human ingenuity; in freedom and responsibility; and in a sense of transcendence and the common good.“Schools are not called to follow the pace of the digital world but to offer that which the digital sphere by itself cannot provide, namely a shared time for learning and developing trustworthy relationships,” he concludes.This story was first published by ACI Prensa, the Spanish-language sister service of EWTN News. It has been translated and adapted by EWTN News English.

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Start here: 15 quotes from Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas #Catholic Pope Leo XIV just released his first encyclical — and it may be the most important Church document of our lifetime. Called Magnifica Humanitas, it covers artificial intelligence, human dignity, childrenʼs phones, autonomous weapons, doomscrolling, the mystery of the human soul, and why no machine will ever have the final word on what it means to be a person made in the image of God.The full document is available to download here — and worth a read. But for a quick taste of whatʼs inside, here are 15 powerful quotes from the encyclical:“Never has humanity had such power over itself.” (par. 4)"In practice, however, technology is never neutral, because it takes on the characteristics of those who devise, finance, regulate and use it. Therefore, the primary choice is not between a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to technology, but rather between constructing Babel or rebuilding Jerusalem; between a power that claims to dominate the heavens and a people who work together in the presence of God to rebuild the walls of fraternal coexistence.” (par. 9)“In the era of artificial intelligence, when human dignity is threatened by new forms of dehumanization, ours is the pressing duty to remain profoundly human. We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendor of which no machine can ever replace.” (par. 15)“Thus, the ‘rejected stones’ — the poor, the sick, the migrants and the least among us — will become the cornerstone, and a solid, welcoming common home will emerge on the earth, where love and faithfulness will finally meet, and righteousness and peace will embrace (cf. Ps 85:10).” (par.16)“Human dignity does not depend on a person’s abilities, wealth, or position in life, nor on the right or wrong choices made; instead, it is a gift that precedes and transcends each person, endowed by God as an expression of his unfailing love.” (par. 50)“Among these ideologies, I consider particularly insidious the one that suggests that every person must earn or justify his or her own worth, to the point of attributing greater value to those who are more efficient or effective.” (par. 51)“No sin, failure, humiliation, or exclusion can diminish the profound value of a human life that God has willed and called into being.” (par. 52)“Solidarity demands that decisions regarding data, algorithms, platforms and artificial intelligence take into account not only the immediate benefit for a few, but also the impact on all peoples and on future generations.” (par. 76)“For an algorithm, an error is a flaw to be corrected; for a person, however, an error can be a catalyst for profound change. A person’s future is not calculable, but depends on one’s freedom — elevated by the inexhaustible grace of God — and on the relationships cultivated.” (par. 128)“Having a personal mobile device at too early an age and using it without adult supervision can exacerbate young people’s vulnerabilities, foster addiction, and expose them to isolation, bullying, and cyberbullying, as well as to pressures to share intimate images or sensitive information.” (par. 141)“Even in the darkest nights, the Lord raises up men and women who refuse to give up, who persevere in doing good, who protect the vulnerable and open pathways to reconciliation. The memory of the saints, righteous people, and the oft-forgotten peacemakers, show us that grace does not magically eliminate conflict, but instead it inspires active resistance to evil and an astonishing creativity in doing good.” (par. 211)“The civilization of love will not arise from a single or spectacular gesture, but from the sum total of small and steadfast acts of fidelity that serve as a bulwark against dehumanization.” (par. 213)“‘Let us disarm words and we will help to disarm the world.’ Words have enormous power, something we experience in our daily interactions; for example, spoken words can change our mood for better or for worse." (par. 214)“No computational system, however sophisticated, can create a heart that gives itself, or a conscience that discerns good from evil. Even when machines excel in efficiency, a human face that asks to be gazed upon remains the center of our history. This human face is the fullness toward which history is moving.” (par. 233)“Let us remain faithful to the truth! Living amid incessant flows of information, opinions and images, we know how easy it can be to influence decisions and preferences through increasingly sophisticated algorithms. In this context, it is imperative to cultivate hearts that love the truth, prefer what is right despite the most appealing content and pursue wisdom rather than immediate results.” (par. 237)
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Start here: 15 quotes from Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas #Catholic Pope Leo XIV just released his first encyclical — and it may be the most important Church document of our lifetime. Called Magnifica Humanitas, it covers artificial intelligence, human dignity, childrenʼs phones, autonomous weapons, doomscrolling, the mystery of the human soul, and why no machine will ever have the final word on what it means to be a person made in the image of God.The full document is available to download here — and worth a read. But for a quick taste of whatʼs inside, here are 15 powerful quotes from the encyclical:“Never has humanity had such power over itself.” (par. 4)"In practice, however, technology is never neutral, because it takes on the characteristics of those who devise, finance, regulate and use it. Therefore, the primary choice is not between a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to technology, but rather between constructing Babel or rebuilding Jerusalem; between a power that claims to dominate the heavens and a people who work together in the presence of God to rebuild the walls of fraternal coexistence.” (par. 9)“In the era of artificial intelligence, when human dignity is threatened by new forms of dehumanization, ours is the pressing duty to remain profoundly human. We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendor of which no machine can ever replace.” (par. 15)“Thus, the ‘rejected stones’ — the poor, the sick, the migrants and the least among us — will become the cornerstone, and a solid, welcoming common home will emerge on the earth, where love and faithfulness will finally meet, and righteousness and peace will embrace (cf. Ps 85:10).” (par.16)“Human dignity does not depend on a person’s abilities, wealth, or position in life, nor on the right or wrong choices made; instead, it is a gift that precedes and transcends each person, endowed by God as an expression of his unfailing love.” (par. 50)“Among these ideologies, I consider particularly insidious the one that suggests that every person must earn or justify his or her own worth, to the point of attributing greater value to those who are more efficient or effective.” (par. 51)“No sin, failure, humiliation, or exclusion can diminish the profound value of a human life that God has willed and called into being.” (par. 52)“Solidarity demands that decisions regarding data, algorithms, platforms and artificial intelligence take into account not only the immediate benefit for a few, but also the impact on all peoples and on future generations.” (par. 76)“For an algorithm, an error is a flaw to be corrected; for a person, however, an error can be a catalyst for profound change. A person’s future is not calculable, but depends on one’s freedom — elevated by the inexhaustible grace of God — and on the relationships cultivated.” (par. 128)“Having a personal mobile device at too early an age and using it without adult supervision can exacerbate young people’s vulnerabilities, foster addiction, and expose them to isolation, bullying, and cyberbullying, as well as to pressures to share intimate images or sensitive information.” (par. 141)“Even in the darkest nights, the Lord raises up men and women who refuse to give up, who persevere in doing good, who protect the vulnerable and open pathways to reconciliation. The memory of the saints, righteous people, and the oft-forgotten peacemakers, show us that grace does not magically eliminate conflict, but instead it inspires active resistance to evil and an astonishing creativity in doing good.” (par. 211)“The civilization of love will not arise from a single or spectacular gesture, but from the sum total of small and steadfast acts of fidelity that serve as a bulwark against dehumanization.” (par. 213)“‘Let us disarm words and we will help to disarm the world.’ Words have enormous power, something we experience in our daily interactions; for example, spoken words can change our mood for better or for worse." (par. 214)“No computational system, however sophisticated, can create a heart that gives itself, or a conscience that discerns good from evil. Even when machines excel in efficiency, a human face that asks to be gazed upon remains the center of our history. This human face is the fullness toward which history is moving.” (par. 233)“Let us remain faithful to the truth! Living amid incessant flows of information, opinions and images, we know how easy it can be to influence decisions and preferences through increasingly sophisticated algorithms. In this context, it is imperative to cultivate hearts that love the truth, prefer what is right despite the most appealing content and pursue wisdom rather than immediate results.” (par. 237)

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Ted Cruz Reveals the Four GOP Senators Who Are ‘P*ssed Off’ Over Trump’s Recent Endorsements and Threatening to Derail His Agenda Solely Out Of Spite (AUDIO) – President Trump’s agenda in the Senate is facing new threats from four senators who are livid over his recent endorsements of opponents of sitting members of Congress. The post Ted Cruz Reveals the Four GOP Senators Who Are ‘P*ssed Off’ Over Trump’s Recent Endorsements and Threatening to Derail His Agenda Solely Out Of Spite (AUDIO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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Ted Cruz Reveals the Four GOP Senators Who Are ‘P*ssed Off’ Over Trump’s Recent Endorsements and Threatening to Derail His Agenda Solely Out Of Spite (AUDIO) – President Trump’s agenda in the Senate is facing new threats from four senators who are livid over his recent endorsements of opponents of sitting members of Congress. The post Ted Cruz Reveals the Four GOP Senators Who Are ‘P*ssed Off’ Over Trump’s Recent Endorsements and Threatening to Derail His Agenda Solely Out Of Spite (AUDIO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

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President Trump’s agenda in the Senate is facing new threats from four senators who are livid over his recent endorsements of opponents of sitting members of Congress.

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‘Magnifica Humanitas’: La encíclica del Papa León sobre la IA advierte sobre la tentación de construir un futuro excluyendo a Dios #Catholic – (OSV News) — El Papa León XIV ha publicado su histórica encíclica sobre la inteligencia artificial “Magnifica Humanitas” este 25 de mayo, comparando el intento de construir un futuro de IA que excluye a Dios con la “Torre de Babel” y subrayando la necesidad de custodiar la dignidad humana que “corre el riesgo de verse eclipsada por nuevas formas de deshumanización”. “Este es el riesgo de la deshumanización –construir el futuro excluyendo a Dios y reduciendo al otro a un medio–, una tentación antigua y siempre nueva, que hoy también toma un rostro técnico”, escribió el Papa León en su primera encíclica “Magnifica Humanitas: Sobre la custodia de la persona humana en el tiempo de la inteligencia artificial”. “En la era de la inteligencia artificial, en la que la dignidad humana corre el riesgo de verse eclipsada por nuevas formas de deshumanización, tenemos el deber urgente de permanecer profundamente humanos, custodiando con amor esa magnífica humanidad que se nos ha dado y revelado en plenitud en Cristo, y que ninguna máquina podrá jamás sustituir en su esplendor” dijo. El uso indebido de la IA comparado con la ‘Torre de Babel’ El Papa León da inicio a la primera encíclica de su pontificado diciendo que hoy la humanidad enfrenta una elección decisiva –“levantar una nueva torre de Babel o edificar la ciudad donde Dios y la humanidad habiten juntos”. Usando el relato bíblico del Génesis, el Papa advierte contra el “‘síndrome de Babel’: la idolatría del lucro que sacrifica a los débiles” y la pretensión de que todo, “incluso el misterio de la persona”, puede traducirse en “datos y rendimientos”. “Pedir prudencia, controles rigurosos y, en ocasiones, también una ralentización en la adopción de la IA no significa estar en contra del progreso, sino ejercitar un cuidado responsable hacia la familia humana”, escribió el Santo Padre. Desde la criptomoneda al ‘Señor de los Anillos’ El extenso documento papal está dividido en cinco capítulos y toca una gran variedad de temas relacionados con la IA, incluyendo el prospecto del desempleo masivo, el futuro de la educación, la protección de la libertad humana, el tiempo excesivo frente a las pantallas (en el caso de los jóvenes), las criptomonedas, las disparidades económicas, transhumanismo, ciberataques y la aplicación de los principios de la enseñanza social católica. El Papa León dedica el último capítulo de su encíclica a el desarrollo y el uso de la IA en el ámbito bélico, los cuales “deben estar sujetos a las restricciones éticas más rigurosas”, y a la construcción proactiva de la paz “que frenen la carrera armamentística tecnológica”. El pontífice estadounidense apuntó a Martin Luther King Jr., Santa Teresa de Calcuta, Dorothy Day, Santa Laura Montoya, San Maximiliano Kolbe, entre otros, como ejemplos que algunos “acontecimientos ayudan a ver que la historia puede cambiar cuando al menos un solo hombre o una sola mujer se toma realmente en serio la dignidad de todos”. Para suscribirse a nuestro boletín electrónico semanal, haga click aquí. En “Magnifica Humanitas”, que significa “magnífica humanidad” en latín, el Papa hace un llamado a los cristianos a que no sean “espectadores resignados” o “simples comentaristas de las ruinas” sino que tomen un rol proactivo en construir el futuro al cultivar comunidad y relaciones en persona, educando a los más jóvenes a amar la sabiduría, pasar tiempo con las personas empobrecidas y los que se sienten solos, ser la voz de la justicia, defender la verdad objetiva y tratar al mundo digital como “un nuevo continente por evangelizar”. “No nos atañe a nosotros dominar todas las mareas del mundo, sino hacer lo que está en nuestras manos por el bien de los días que nos ha tocado vivir, extirpando el mal en los campos que conocemos, y dejando a los que vendrán después una tierra limpia para la labranza”, escribió el Papa, citando al libro de J.R.R. Tolkien “El Señor de los Anillos: el retorno del rey”. Y agregó que “la civilización del amor no nace de un gesto único y espectacular, sino de una suma de fidelidades pequeñas y tenaces, que hacen frente a la deshumanización”. Bajar el ritmo cuando todo se está acelerando En su encíclica, el Papa León dice que la idea de “una IA más moral” no es suficiente, si esta moral es decidida por unos pocos. “Se necesita una política más presente, capaz de ralentizar donde todo acelera y de proteger los espacios en los que las comunidades pueden seguir participando e interrogándose”, dijo. El Santo Padre argumentó que “no podemos considerar a la IA como moralmente neutra” y subrayó que el discernimiento ético no puede ser limitado a “preguntarse si usamos un determinado sistema para un fin bueno o malo” sino “que debe interrogarse también sobre el modo en el que está diseñado y qué idea de persona y de sociedad queda inscrita en los datos y en los modelos que lo guían”. El Papa León añadió que la propiedad de los datos no debe ser confiada solamente al control privado y que los datos “no pueden ser vendidos o confiados a unos pocos”, llamando por una reglamentación apropiada y pensamiento creativo “capaz de gestionarlos como uno de los bienes comunes o colectivos”. El desempleo como ‘mal grave’ y ‘calamidad social’ El Papa León abordó el espectro del desempleo masivo debido a la adopción de la inteligencia artificial (IA), y dijo que esto sería “una verdadera calamidad social, lo que pone especialmente de relieve la responsabilidad del Estado”. Citó a la encíclica sobre el trabajo humano de San Juan Pablo II, publicada en 1981, “Laborem Exercens”, subrayando que su predecesor reconoció que el desempleo era “un mal grave”. Y el Papa León añadió que exponer “a muchos a una situación de inactividad forzada, de ausencia de responsabilidades, de falta de compromiso y de estímulos cotidianos” podría llevar al “empobrecimiento humano y cultural”. “El objetivo de obtener mayores beneficios no puede justificar decisiones que sacrifiquen sistemáticamente el empleo, porque la persona humana es un fin y no un medio, y el orden económico debe permanecer subordinado a su dignidad y al bien común”, dijo el Papa León. “Sin decisiones valientes, surgen más pobreza y más desigualdades, con una multitud de excluidos rodeados de máquinas y sistemas automatizados que han ocupado su lugar”, añadió. –Dios creó a los seres humanos para la comunión, no la eficiencia– El Papa León escribe que la IA promete eficiencia, pero los “nuevos modos” de trabajar no son necesariamente mejores, y describe cómo “contrariamente a los beneficios anunciados sobre la IA, los enfoques actuales de la tecnología pueden paradójicamente desespecializar a los trabajadores, someterlos a una vigilancia automatizada y relegarlos a tareas rígidas y repetitivas”. “Cuando la eficiencia se vuelve medida de valor, el ser humano es tentado a considerarse como un proyecto que debe optimizarse más que como una criatura llamada a la relación y a la comunión”, dijo el Papa. La defensa de la verdad objetiva La verdad es uno de los temas principales de la encíclica del pontífice agustino. Dijo que frente a los flujos incesantes de información, opiniones, imágenes y algoritmos sofisticados que pueden influenciar decisiones, es imperativo cultivar “un corazón que ama la verdad, que desea lo justo más que los contenidos de mayor atractivo, que busca la sabiduría más que el impacto inmediato”. “La verdad que no debemos perder es la de Dios y la del ser humano, tal como Cristo nos la ha revelado. Es necesario abandonar una visión del hombre individualista y técnica”, dijo. Citando al Papa Benedicto XVI, añadió, “el hombre moderno tiene la errónea convicción de ser el único autor de sí mismo, de su vida y de la sociedad. Es una presunción fruto de la cerrazón egoísta en sí mismo”. El Papa subrayó que “la búsqueda de la verdad es un elemento esencial para la democracia” y que “el desinterés por la verdad conduce lenta pero inexorablemente hacia el totalitarismo”. Dijo que debemos “promover una ecología de la comunicación” en el establecimiento de normas públicas “que hagan más transparentes los criterios con los que se seleccionan y amplifican los contenidos y que protejan los datos personales”. En el ámbito social y cultural, hizo un llamado al “fortalecimiento de los organismos intermedios, un periodismo serio y espacios de debate”, y a la adquisición de más formación en el uso de herramientas digitales por parte de las familias y las escuelas y a la búsqueda por parte de las universidades a “la integración de los conocimientos”. “La primera tarea que nos corresponde es no demonizar ni idolatrar los medios, sino gestionarlos a partir de un punto fijo: la verdad es un bien común y no una propiedad de quienes tienen poder o visibilidad”, puntualizó. Control social y la ‘economía digital de la atención’ El Papa León hizo un llamado a la “educación en la sobriedad digital” debido a las sutiles formas de adicción en la “economía digital de la atención” de hoy en día en que las plataformas y servicios digitales “están diseñados para captar el tiempo y la mirada de los usuarios” lo que debilita “la libertad interior”. Advirtió sobre el riesgo “del control social que la recopilación masiva de datos y el uso de sistemas algorítmicos hacen posible”. “Cuando cada gesto deja huellas –desplazamientos, compras, relaciones, preferencias– se crea un poder nuevo: el de perfilar, prever y orientar los comportamientos, a menudo sin que las personas tengan plena conciencia de ello”, escribió. “Si estos datos se utilizan para tomar decisiones que inciden en oportunidades concretas (acceso al crédito, selección de personal, servicios), existe el riesgo de socavar la libertad y discriminar a los más vulnerables”. El Papa León XIII y la doctrina social católica El Papa XIV sitúa su reflexión sobre la era de la inteligencia artificial en el contexto de la tradición magisterial de la doctrina social de la Iglesia, a veces conocida como enseñanza social católica. El primer capítulo de la encíclica ofrece una visión general de la contribución de cada papa al magisterio social de la Iglesia, desde el Papa León XIII hasta la actualidad, destacando las ideas clave que resultan especialmente relevantes hoy en día. El segundo capítulo provee definiciones de principios clave de la doctrina social de la Iglesia desde “el bien común” a la “subsidiariedad”. El Papa Francisco y San Juan Pablo II son citados con frecuencia a lo largo de la encíclica. El Papa León XIV firmó “Magnifica Humanitas” el 15 de mayo, coincidiendo con el 135.º aniversario de “Rerum Novarum”, la encíclica social fundacional de 1891 del Papa León XIII sobre el trabajo y el capital, redactada durante la primera Revolución Industrial. “Mientras las nuevas redes económicas y tecnológicas pueden generar exclusión, aislamiento y dependencias, la Iglesia, alimentada por la Eucaristía, está llamada a hacer visible otro tipo de medida, custodiando los vínculos, devolviendo la voz a los invisibles y orientando los procesos hacia la dignidad de las personas”, dijo el Papa León XIV. Courtney Mares es editora del Vaticano para OSV News. Síguela en X @catholicourtney.
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‘Magnifica Humanitas’: La encíclica del Papa León sobre la IA advierte sobre la tentación de construir un futuro excluyendo a Dios #Catholic – (OSV News) — El Papa León XIV ha publicado su histórica encíclica sobre la inteligencia artificial “Magnifica Humanitas” este 25 de mayo, comparando el intento de construir un futuro de IA que excluye a Dios con la “Torre de Babel” y subrayando la necesidad de custodiar la dignidad humana que “corre el riesgo de verse eclipsada por nuevas formas de deshumanización”. “Este es el riesgo de la deshumanización –construir el futuro excluyendo a Dios y reduciendo al otro a un medio–, una tentación antigua y siempre nueva, que hoy también toma un rostro técnico”, escribió el Papa León en su primera encíclica “Magnifica Humanitas: Sobre la custodia de la persona humana en el tiempo de la inteligencia artificial”. “En la era de la inteligencia artificial, en la que la dignidad humana corre el riesgo de verse eclipsada por nuevas formas de deshumanización, tenemos el deber urgente de permanecer profundamente humanos, custodiando con amor esa magnífica humanidad que se nos ha dado y revelado en plenitud en Cristo, y que ninguna máquina podrá jamás sustituir en su esplendor” dijo. El uso indebido de la IA comparado con la ‘Torre de Babel’ El Papa León da inicio a la primera encíclica de su pontificado diciendo que hoy la humanidad enfrenta una elección decisiva –“levantar una nueva torre de Babel o edificar la ciudad donde Dios y la humanidad habiten juntos”. Usando el relato bíblico del Génesis, el Papa advierte contra el “‘síndrome de Babel’: la idolatría del lucro que sacrifica a los débiles” y la pretensión de que todo, “incluso el misterio de la persona”, puede traducirse en “datos y rendimientos”. “Pedir prudencia, controles rigurosos y, en ocasiones, también una ralentización en la adopción de la IA no significa estar en contra del progreso, sino ejercitar un cuidado responsable hacia la familia humana”, escribió el Santo Padre. Desde la criptomoneda al ‘Señor de los Anillos’ El extenso documento papal está dividido en cinco capítulos y toca una gran variedad de temas relacionados con la IA, incluyendo el prospecto del desempleo masivo, el futuro de la educación, la protección de la libertad humana, el tiempo excesivo frente a las pantallas (en el caso de los jóvenes), las criptomonedas, las disparidades económicas, transhumanismo, ciberataques y la aplicación de los principios de la enseñanza social católica. El Papa León dedica el último capítulo de su encíclica a el desarrollo y el uso de la IA en el ámbito bélico, los cuales “deben estar sujetos a las restricciones éticas más rigurosas”, y a la construcción proactiva de la paz “que frenen la carrera armamentística tecnológica”. El pontífice estadounidense apuntó a Martin Luther King Jr., Santa Teresa de Calcuta, Dorothy Day, Santa Laura Montoya, San Maximiliano Kolbe, entre otros, como ejemplos que algunos “acontecimientos ayudan a ver que la historia puede cambiar cuando al menos un solo hombre o una sola mujer se toma realmente en serio la dignidad de todos”. Para suscribirse a nuestro boletín electrónico semanal, haga click aquí. En “Magnifica Humanitas”, que significa “magnífica humanidad” en latín, el Papa hace un llamado a los cristianos a que no sean “espectadores resignados” o “simples comentaristas de las ruinas” sino que tomen un rol proactivo en construir el futuro al cultivar comunidad y relaciones en persona, educando a los más jóvenes a amar la sabiduría, pasar tiempo con las personas empobrecidas y los que se sienten solos, ser la voz de la justicia, defender la verdad objetiva y tratar al mundo digital como “un nuevo continente por evangelizar”. “No nos atañe a nosotros dominar todas las mareas del mundo, sino hacer lo que está en nuestras manos por el bien de los días que nos ha tocado vivir, extirpando el mal en los campos que conocemos, y dejando a los que vendrán después una tierra limpia para la labranza”, escribió el Papa, citando al libro de J.R.R. Tolkien “El Señor de los Anillos: el retorno del rey”. Y agregó que “la civilización del amor no nace de un gesto único y espectacular, sino de una suma de fidelidades pequeñas y tenaces, que hacen frente a la deshumanización”. Bajar el ritmo cuando todo se está acelerando En su encíclica, el Papa León dice que la idea de “una IA más moral” no es suficiente, si esta moral es decidida por unos pocos. “Se necesita una política más presente, capaz de ralentizar donde todo acelera y de proteger los espacios en los que las comunidades pueden seguir participando e interrogándose”, dijo. El Santo Padre argumentó que “no podemos considerar a la IA como moralmente neutra” y subrayó que el discernimiento ético no puede ser limitado a “preguntarse si usamos un determinado sistema para un fin bueno o malo” sino “que debe interrogarse también sobre el modo en el que está diseñado y qué idea de persona y de sociedad queda inscrita en los datos y en los modelos que lo guían”. El Papa León añadió que la propiedad de los datos no debe ser confiada solamente al control privado y que los datos “no pueden ser vendidos o confiados a unos pocos”, llamando por una reglamentación apropiada y pensamiento creativo “capaz de gestionarlos como uno de los bienes comunes o colectivos”. El desempleo como ‘mal grave’ y ‘calamidad social’ El Papa León abordó el espectro del desempleo masivo debido a la adopción de la inteligencia artificial (IA), y dijo que esto sería “una verdadera calamidad social, lo que pone especialmente de relieve la responsabilidad del Estado”. Citó a la encíclica sobre el trabajo humano de San Juan Pablo II, publicada en 1981, “Laborem Exercens”, subrayando que su predecesor reconoció que el desempleo era “un mal grave”. Y el Papa León añadió que exponer “a muchos a una situación de inactividad forzada, de ausencia de responsabilidades, de falta de compromiso y de estímulos cotidianos” podría llevar al “empobrecimiento humano y cultural”. “El objetivo de obtener mayores beneficios no puede justificar decisiones que sacrifiquen sistemáticamente el empleo, porque la persona humana es un fin y no un medio, y el orden económico debe permanecer subordinado a su dignidad y al bien común”, dijo el Papa León. “Sin decisiones valientes, surgen más pobreza y más desigualdades, con una multitud de excluidos rodeados de máquinas y sistemas automatizados que han ocupado su lugar”, añadió. –Dios creó a los seres humanos para la comunión, no la eficiencia– El Papa León escribe que la IA promete eficiencia, pero los “nuevos modos” de trabajar no son necesariamente mejores, y describe cómo “contrariamente a los beneficios anunciados sobre la IA, los enfoques actuales de la tecnología pueden paradójicamente desespecializar a los trabajadores, someterlos a una vigilancia automatizada y relegarlos a tareas rígidas y repetitivas”. “Cuando la eficiencia se vuelve medida de valor, el ser humano es tentado a considerarse como un proyecto que debe optimizarse más que como una criatura llamada a la relación y a la comunión”, dijo el Papa. La defensa de la verdad objetiva La verdad es uno de los temas principales de la encíclica del pontífice agustino. Dijo que frente a los flujos incesantes de información, opiniones, imágenes y algoritmos sofisticados que pueden influenciar decisiones, es imperativo cultivar “un corazón que ama la verdad, que desea lo justo más que los contenidos de mayor atractivo, que busca la sabiduría más que el impacto inmediato”. “La verdad que no debemos perder es la de Dios y la del ser humano, tal como Cristo nos la ha revelado. Es necesario abandonar una visión del hombre individualista y técnica”, dijo. Citando al Papa Benedicto XVI, añadió, “el hombre moderno tiene la errónea convicción de ser el único autor de sí mismo, de su vida y de la sociedad. Es una presunción fruto de la cerrazón egoísta en sí mismo”. El Papa subrayó que “la búsqueda de la verdad es un elemento esencial para la democracia” y que “el desinterés por la verdad conduce lenta pero inexorablemente hacia el totalitarismo”. Dijo que debemos “promover una ecología de la comunicación” en el establecimiento de normas públicas “que hagan más transparentes los criterios con los que se seleccionan y amplifican los contenidos y que protejan los datos personales”. En el ámbito social y cultural, hizo un llamado al “fortalecimiento de los organismos intermedios, un periodismo serio y espacios de debate”, y a la adquisición de más formación en el uso de herramientas digitales por parte de las familias y las escuelas y a la búsqueda por parte de las universidades a “la integración de los conocimientos”. “La primera tarea que nos corresponde es no demonizar ni idolatrar los medios, sino gestionarlos a partir de un punto fijo: la verdad es un bien común y no una propiedad de quienes tienen poder o visibilidad”, puntualizó. Control social y la ‘economía digital de la atención’ El Papa León hizo un llamado a la “educación en la sobriedad digital” debido a las sutiles formas de adicción en la “economía digital de la atención” de hoy en día en que las plataformas y servicios digitales “están diseñados para captar el tiempo y la mirada de los usuarios” lo que debilita “la libertad interior”. Advirtió sobre el riesgo “del control social que la recopilación masiva de datos y el uso de sistemas algorítmicos hacen posible”. “Cuando cada gesto deja huellas –desplazamientos, compras, relaciones, preferencias– se crea un poder nuevo: el de perfilar, prever y orientar los comportamientos, a menudo sin que las personas tengan plena conciencia de ello”, escribió. “Si estos datos se utilizan para tomar decisiones que inciden en oportunidades concretas (acceso al crédito, selección de personal, servicios), existe el riesgo de socavar la libertad y discriminar a los más vulnerables”. El Papa León XIII y la doctrina social católica El Papa XIV sitúa su reflexión sobre la era de la inteligencia artificial en el contexto de la tradición magisterial de la doctrina social de la Iglesia, a veces conocida como enseñanza social católica. El primer capítulo de la encíclica ofrece una visión general de la contribución de cada papa al magisterio social de la Iglesia, desde el Papa León XIII hasta la actualidad, destacando las ideas clave que resultan especialmente relevantes hoy en día. El segundo capítulo provee definiciones de principios clave de la doctrina social de la Iglesia desde “el bien común” a la “subsidiariedad”. El Papa Francisco y San Juan Pablo II son citados con frecuencia a lo largo de la encíclica. El Papa León XIV firmó “Magnifica Humanitas” el 15 de mayo, coincidiendo con el 135.º aniversario de “Rerum Novarum”, la encíclica social fundacional de 1891 del Papa León XIII sobre el trabajo y el capital, redactada durante la primera Revolución Industrial. “Mientras las nuevas redes económicas y tecnológicas pueden generar exclusión, aislamiento y dependencias, la Iglesia, alimentada por la Eucaristía, está llamada a hacer visible otro tipo de medida, custodiando los vínculos, devolviendo la voz a los invisibles y orientando los procesos hacia la dignidad de las personas”, dijo el Papa León XIV. Courtney Mares es editora del Vaticano para OSV News. Síguela en X @catholicourtney.

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‘Magnifica Humanitas’: La encíclica del Papa León sobre la IA advierte sobre la tentación de construir un futuro excluyendo a Dios #Catholic –

(OSV News) — El Papa León XIV ha publicado su histórica encíclica sobre la inteligencia artificial “Magnifica Humanitas” este 25 de mayo, comparando el intento de construir un futuro de IA que excluye a Dios con la “Torre de Babel” y subrayando la necesidad de custodiar la dignidad humana que “corre el riesgo de verse eclipsada por nuevas formas de deshumanización”.

“Este es el riesgo de la deshumanización –construir el futuro excluyendo a Dios y reduciendo al otro a un medio–, una tentación antigua y siempre nueva, que hoy también toma un rostro técnico”, escribió el Papa León en su primera encíclica “Magnifica Humanitas: Sobre la custodia de la persona humana en el tiempo de la inteligencia artificial”.

“En la era de la inteligencia artificial, en la que la dignidad humana corre el riesgo de verse eclipsada por nuevas formas de deshumanización, tenemos el deber urgente de permanecer profundamente humanos, custodiando con amor esa magnífica humanidad que se nos ha dado y revelado en plenitud en Cristo, y que ninguna máquina podrá jamás sustituir en su esplendor” dijo.

El uso indebido de la IA comparado con la ‘Torre de Babel’

El Papa León da inicio a la primera encíclica de su pontificado diciendo que hoy la humanidad enfrenta una elección decisiva –“levantar una nueva torre de Babel o edificar la ciudad donde Dios y la humanidad habiten juntos”. Usando el relato bíblico del Génesis, el Papa advierte contra el “‘síndrome de Babel’: la idolatría del lucro que sacrifica a los débiles” y la pretensión de que todo, “incluso el misterio de la persona”, puede traducirse en “datos y rendimientos”.

“Pedir prudencia, controles rigurosos y, en ocasiones, también una ralentización en la adopción de la IA no significa estar en contra del progreso, sino ejercitar un cuidado responsable hacia la familia humana”, escribió el Santo Padre.

Desde la criptomoneda al ‘Señor de los Anillos’

El extenso documento papal está dividido en cinco capítulos y toca una gran variedad de temas relacionados con la IA, incluyendo el prospecto del desempleo masivo, el futuro de la educación, la protección de la libertad humana, el tiempo excesivo frente a las pantallas (en el caso de los jóvenes), las criptomonedas, las disparidades económicas, transhumanismo, ciberataques y la aplicación de los principios de la enseñanza social católica.

El Papa León dedica el último capítulo de su encíclica a el desarrollo y el uso de la IA en el ámbito bélico, los cuales “deben estar sujetos a las restricciones éticas más rigurosas”, y a la construcción proactiva de la paz “que frenen la carrera armamentística tecnológica”.

El pontífice estadounidense apuntó a Martin Luther King Jr., Santa Teresa de Calcuta, Dorothy Day, Santa Laura Montoya, San Maximiliano Kolbe, entre otros, como ejemplos que algunos “acontecimientos ayudan a ver que la historia puede cambiar cuando al menos un solo hombre o una sola mujer se toma realmente en serio la dignidad de todos”.

Para suscribirse a nuestro boletín electrónico semanal, haga click aquí.

En “Magnifica Humanitas”, que significa “magnífica humanidad” en latín, el Papa hace un llamado a los cristianos a que no sean “espectadores resignados” o “simples comentaristas de las ruinas” sino que tomen un rol proactivo en construir el futuro al cultivar comunidad y relaciones en persona, educando a los más jóvenes a amar la sabiduría, pasar tiempo con las personas empobrecidas y los que se sienten solos, ser la voz de la justicia, defender la verdad objetiva y tratar al mundo digital como “un nuevo continente por evangelizar”.

“No nos atañe a nosotros dominar todas las mareas del mundo, sino hacer lo que está en nuestras manos por el bien de los días que nos ha tocado vivir, extirpando el mal en los campos que conocemos, y dejando a los que vendrán después una tierra limpia para la labranza”, escribió el Papa, citando al libro de J.R.R. Tolkien “El Señor de los Anillos: el retorno del rey”. Y agregó que “la civilización del amor no nace de un gesto único y espectacular, sino de una suma de fidelidades pequeñas y tenaces, que hacen frente a la deshumanización”.

Bajar el ritmo cuando todo se está acelerando

En su encíclica, el Papa León dice que la idea de “una IA más moral” no es suficiente, si esta moral es decidida por unos pocos.

“Se necesita una política más presente, capaz de ralentizar donde todo acelera y de proteger los espacios en los que las comunidades pueden seguir participando e interrogándose”, dijo.

El Santo Padre argumentó que “no podemos considerar a la IA como moralmente neutra” y subrayó que el discernimiento ético no puede ser limitado a “preguntarse si usamos un determinado sistema para un fin bueno o malo” sino “que debe interrogarse también sobre el modo en el que está diseñado y qué idea de persona y de sociedad queda inscrita en los datos y en los modelos que lo guían”.

El Papa León añadió que la propiedad de los datos no debe ser confiada solamente al control privado y que los datos “no pueden ser vendidos o confiados a unos pocos”, llamando por una reglamentación apropiada y pensamiento creativo “capaz de gestionarlos como uno de los bienes comunes o colectivos”.

El desempleo como ‘mal grave’ y ‘calamidad social’

El Papa León abordó el espectro del desempleo masivo debido a la adopción de la inteligencia artificial (IA), y dijo que esto sería “una verdadera calamidad social, lo que pone especialmente de relieve la responsabilidad del Estado”. Citó a la encíclica sobre el trabajo humano de San Juan Pablo II, publicada en 1981, “Laborem Exercens”, subrayando que su predecesor reconoció que el desempleo era “un mal grave”. Y el Papa León añadió que exponer “a muchos a una situación de inactividad forzada, de ausencia de responsabilidades, de falta de compromiso y de estímulos cotidianos” podría llevar al “empobrecimiento humano y cultural”.

“El objetivo de obtener mayores beneficios no puede justificar decisiones que sacrifiquen sistemáticamente el empleo, porque la persona humana es un fin y no un medio, y el orden económico debe permanecer subordinado a su dignidad y al bien común”, dijo el Papa León.

“Sin decisiones valientes, surgen más pobreza y más desigualdades, con una multitud de excluidos rodeados de máquinas y sistemas automatizados que han ocupado su lugar”, añadió.

–Dios creó a los seres humanos para la comunión, no la eficiencia–

El Papa León escribe que la IA promete eficiencia, pero los “nuevos modos” de trabajar no son necesariamente mejores, y describe cómo “contrariamente a los beneficios anunciados sobre la IA, los enfoques actuales de la tecnología pueden paradójicamente desespecializar a los trabajadores, someterlos a una vigilancia automatizada y relegarlos a tareas rígidas y repetitivas”.

“Cuando la eficiencia se vuelve medida de valor, el ser humano es tentado a considerarse como un proyecto que debe optimizarse más que como una criatura llamada a la relación y a la comunión”, dijo el Papa.

La defensa de la verdad objetiva

La verdad es uno de los temas principales de la encíclica del pontífice agustino. Dijo que frente a los flujos incesantes de información, opiniones, imágenes y algoritmos sofisticados que pueden influenciar decisiones, es imperativo cultivar “un corazón que ama la verdad, que desea lo justo más que los contenidos de mayor atractivo, que busca la sabiduría más que el impacto inmediato”.

“La verdad que no debemos perder es la de Dios y la del ser humano, tal como Cristo nos la ha revelado. Es necesario abandonar una visión del hombre individualista y técnica”, dijo.

Citando al Papa Benedicto XVI, añadió, “el hombre moderno tiene la errónea convicción de ser el único autor de sí mismo, de su vida y de la sociedad. Es una presunción fruto de la cerrazón egoísta en sí mismo”.

El Papa subrayó que “la búsqueda de la verdad es un elemento esencial para la democracia” y que “el desinterés por la verdad conduce lenta pero inexorablemente hacia el totalitarismo”.

Dijo que debemos “promover una ecología de la comunicación” en el establecimiento de normas públicas “que hagan más transparentes los criterios con los que se seleccionan y amplifican los contenidos y que protejan los datos personales”. En el ámbito social y cultural, hizo un llamado al “fortalecimiento de los organismos intermedios, un periodismo serio y espacios de debate”, y a la adquisición de más formación en el uso de herramientas digitales por parte de las familias y las escuelas y a la búsqueda por parte de las universidades a “la integración de los conocimientos”.

“La primera tarea que nos corresponde es no demonizar ni idolatrar los medios, sino gestionarlos a partir de un punto fijo: la verdad es un bien común y no una propiedad de quienes tienen poder o visibilidad”, puntualizó.

Control social y la ‘economía digital de la atención’

El Papa León hizo un llamado a la “educación en la sobriedad digital” debido a las sutiles formas de adicción en la “economía digital de la atención” de hoy en día en que las plataformas y servicios digitales “están diseñados para captar el tiempo y la mirada de los usuarios” lo que debilita “la libertad interior”.

Advirtió sobre el riesgo “del control social que la recopilación masiva de datos y el uso de sistemas algorítmicos hacen posible”.

“Cuando cada gesto deja huellas –desplazamientos, compras, relaciones, preferencias– se crea un poder nuevo: el de perfilar, prever y orientar los comportamientos, a menudo sin que las personas tengan plena conciencia de ello”, escribió. “Si estos datos se utilizan para tomar decisiones que inciden en oportunidades concretas (acceso al crédito, selección de personal, servicios), existe el riesgo de socavar la libertad y discriminar a los más vulnerables”.

El Papa León XIII y la doctrina social católica

El Papa XIV sitúa su reflexión sobre la era de la inteligencia artificial en el contexto de la tradición magisterial de la doctrina social de la Iglesia, a veces conocida como enseñanza social católica. El primer capítulo de la encíclica ofrece una visión general de la contribución de cada papa al magisterio social de la Iglesia, desde el Papa León XIII hasta la actualidad, destacando las ideas clave que resultan especialmente relevantes hoy en día. El segundo capítulo provee definiciones de principios clave de la doctrina social de la Iglesia desde “el bien común” a la “subsidiariedad”. El Papa Francisco y San Juan Pablo II son citados con frecuencia a lo largo de la encíclica.

El Papa León XIV firmó “Magnifica Humanitas” el 15 de mayo, coincidiendo con el 135.º aniversario de “Rerum Novarum”, la encíclica social fundacional de 1891 del Papa León XIII sobre el trabajo y el capital, redactada durante la primera Revolución Industrial.

“Mientras las nuevas redes económicas y tecnológicas pueden generar exclusión, aislamiento y dependencias, la Iglesia, alimentada por la Eucaristía, está llamada a hacer visible otro tipo de medida, custodiando los vínculos, devolviendo la voz a los invisibles y orientando los procesos hacia la dignidad de las personas”, dijo el Papa León XIV.

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– (OSV News) — El Papa León XIV ha publicado su histórica encíclica sobre la inteligencia artificial “Magnifica Humanitas” este 25 de mayo, comparando el intento de construir un futuro de IA que excluye a Dios con la “Torre de Babel” y subrayando la necesidad de custodiar la dignidad humana que “corre el riesgo de verse eclipsada por nuevas formas de deshumanización”. “Este es el riesgo de la deshumanización –construir el futuro excluyendo a Dios y reduciendo al otro a un medio–, una tentación antigua y siempre nueva, que hoy también toma un rostro técnico”, escribió el Papa León en su

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‘Magnifica Humanitas’: Pope Leo’s AI encyclical warns of temptation to build future excluding God #Catholic – VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV published his landmark encyclical on artificial intelligence “Magnifica Humanitas” May 25, comparing the attempt to build an AI future that excludes God to the “Tower of Babel” and underlining the need to safeguard human dignity as it is “threatened by new forms of dehumanization.” “The risk of dehumanization — of building a future that excludes God and reduces the other to a means — is an ancient and ever-new temptation that today takes on a technical guise,” Pope Leo wrote in his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.” “In the era of artificial intelligence, when human dignity is threatened by new forms of dehumanization, ours is the pressing duty to remain profoundly human. We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendor of which no machine can ever replace,” he said. AI misuse compared to ‘Tower of Babel’  Pope Leo opens the first encyclical of his pontificate by saying that humanity today faces a pivotal choice — “either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together.” Using the Biblical Genesis narrative, the pope warns against the “‘Babel syndrome,’ namely the idolatry of profit that sacrifices the weak” and the pretense that everything, “including the mystery of the person,” can be translated into “data and performance.” “Calling for prudence, rigorous evaluation and even, at times, a slower pace in adopting AI does not mean opposing progress; instead, it is an exercise of responsible care for the human family,” Pope Leo wrote. From cryptocurrency to the ‘Lord of the Rings’  The lengthy papal document is divided into five chapters and touches on wide ranging issues related to AI, including the prospect of massive unemployment, the future of education, the protection of human freedom, excessive screen time for young people, cryptocurrencies, economic disparities, transhumanism, cyberattacks and the application of Catholic social teaching principles. Pope Leo dedicated the final chapter of the encyclical to AI in warfare and the need for “rigorous ethical constraints” and proactive peacebuilding “to curb the technological arms race.” The American pope points to Martin Luther King Jr., St. Teresa of Kolkata, Dorothy Day, St. Maximilian Kolbe and others as examples that “history can also change when individuals truly take the dignity of everyone seriously.” Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter. In “Magnifica Humanitas,” Latin for “Magnificent Humanity,” the pope calls on Christians not to be “passive spectators” or “mere commentators on what is crumbling,” but to take a proactive role in building the future by cultivating community and in-person relationships, educating young people to love wisdom, spending time with the poor and the lonely, being a voice for justice, defending objective truth, and treating the digital world as “a new continent to be evangelized.” “It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till,” the pope wrote, quoting J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” He added that it is “small and steadfast acts of fidelity that serve as a bulwark against dehumanization.” ‘Slowing things down when everything is accelerating’  In the encyclical, Pope Leo says that the idea of a “more moral AI” is not enough if that morality is only determined by a few. “What is needed is a more active political involvement that is capable of slowing things down when everything is accelerating, and of protecting the opportunities for communities still to be able to participate and ask questions,” he said. The pope argues that “we cannot consider AI to be morally neutral” and underlines that ethical discernment cannot be limited to “asking whether we are using a system for good or bad purposes,” but must also “examine how that system is designed and what vision of the human person and society is embedded in the data and models that guide it.” Pope Leo added that data cannot be left solely in private hands and “should not be treated as something to be sold off or entrusted to a select few,” calling for appropriate regulation and creative thinking to “manage data as a common or shared good.” Unemployment as a ‘grave evil’ and ‘social calamity’  Pope Leo addresses the looming specter of mass unemployment due to the adoption of AI, saying this would be “a true social calamity that especially requires the State to exercise responsibility.” He cites St. John Paul II’s 1981 encyclical on human work “Laborem Exercens,” noting that his predecessor recognized that unemployment is “a grave evil,” with Pope Leo adding that “exposing many to forced inactivity, a lack of responsibility and the absence of daily tasks and stimuli” could lead to “human and cultural impoverishment.” “The pursuit of greater profits cannot justify choices that systematically sacrifice jobs, because the human person is an end, not a means, and the economic order must remain subordinate to human dignity and the common good,” Pope Leo said. “Without bold decisions, the prospect of greater poverty and inequality looms large, which would leave many individuals marginalized, stranded and surrounded by the machines and automated systems that have replaced them,” he added. God created humans for communion, not efficiency  Pope Leo writes that AI promises efficiency but the “new ways” of working are not necessarily better, describing how “contrary to the advertised benefits of AI, current approaches to technology can paradoxically de-skill workers, subject them to automated surveillance and relegate them to rigid and repetitive tasks.” “When efficiency becomes the ultimate measure of value, human beings are tempted to see themselves as a project to be optimized rather than as persons called to relationship and communion,” Pope Leo said. A defense of objective truth  Truth is a major theme in the encyclical by the Augustinian pope. He said that in the face of incessant flows of information, opinions, images and sophisticated algorithms that can influence decisions, it is imperative to “cultivate hearts that love the truth, prefer what is right despite the most appealing content and pursue wisdom rather than immediate results.” “We must always keep before us the truth about God and humanity, just as Christ has revealed them to us. We must lay aside an individualistic and technical view of humanity,” he said. Quoting Pope Benedict XVI, he added, “Modern man is wrongly convinced that he is the sole author of himself, his life and society. This is a presumption that follows from being selfishly closed in upon himself.” The pope underlined that “the search for truth is an essential element of democracy,” and that “indifference to the truth leads, slowly but surely, to a descent into totalitarianism.” He said people must “promote an ecology of communication,” in which public policy establishes norms “so that the decision-making behind content selection and its development becomes more transparent and protects personal data.” On a cultural level, he called for “a strengthening of intermediary organizations, serious journalism and forums for debate,” for families and schools to gain formation in using digital tools, and for universities to strive for the “integration of knowledge.” “Our first task is neither to demonize nor idolize technological tools, but to utilize them on the basis of a fundamental principle, namely that truth is a common good and not the property of those with power or influence,” he said. Social control and the ‘digital attention economy’  Pope Leo called for “education in digital sobriety” due to subtle forms of addiction in today’s “digital attention economy,” in which digital platforms that are “designed to capture users’ time and attention” weaken “their inner freedom.” He warned of the risk of “social control made possible by the massive collection of data and use of algorithmic systems.” “When every action — movements, purchases, relationships and preferences — leaves a trace, a new form of power emerges, namely the power to profile, predict and influence behavior, often without individuals being fully aware of it,” he said. “If such kinds of data are used to make decisions affecting concrete opportunities — such as access to credit, employment or essential services — there is a risk of undermining freedom and discriminating against the most vulnerable.” Pope Leo XIII and Catholic social doctrine  Pope Leo XIV places his writing on the age of artificial intelligence within the context of the magisterial tradition of Catholic social doctrine, also known as Catholic social teaching. The first chapter of the encyclical provides an overview of what each pope has contributed to the Church’s social magisterium from Pope Leo XIII to present, highlighting key ideas that are particularly relevant today. The second chapter provides definitions of key principles of Catholic social doctrine from the “common good” to “subsidiarity.” Pope Francis and St. John Paul II are both frequently quoted throughout the encyclical. Pope Leo XIV signed “Magnifica Humanitas” on May 15, the 135th anniversary of “Rerum Novarum,” Pope Leo XIII’s foundational 1891 social encyclical on labor and capital written during the first Industrial Revolution. “While new economic and technological networks can generate exclusion, isolation and dependencies, the Church — nourished by the Eucharist — is called to make visible a different paradigm, one that preserves human connections, gives a voice to the invisible and ensures that processes are aimed at respecting people’s dignity,” Pope Leo said. 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‘Magnifica Humanitas’: Pope Leo’s AI encyclical warns of temptation to build future excluding God #Catholic – VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV published his landmark encyclical on artificial intelligence “Magnifica Humanitas” May 25, comparing the attempt to build an AI future that excludes God to the “Tower of Babel” and underlining the need to safeguard human dignity as it is “threatened by new forms of dehumanization.” “The risk of dehumanization — of building a future that excludes God and reduces the other to a means — is an ancient and ever-new temptation that today takes on a technical guise,” Pope Leo wrote in his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.” “In the era of artificial intelligence, when human dignity is threatened by new forms of dehumanization, ours is the pressing duty to remain profoundly human. We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendor of which no machine can ever replace,” he said. AI misuse compared to ‘Tower of Babel’  Pope Leo opens the first encyclical of his pontificate by saying that humanity today faces a pivotal choice — “either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together.” Using the Biblical Genesis narrative, the pope warns against the “‘Babel syndrome,’ namely the idolatry of profit that sacrifices the weak” and the pretense that everything, “including the mystery of the person,” can be translated into “data and performance.” “Calling for prudence, rigorous evaluation and even, at times, a slower pace in adopting AI does not mean opposing progress; instead, it is an exercise of responsible care for the human family,” Pope Leo wrote. From cryptocurrency to the ‘Lord of the Rings’  The lengthy papal document is divided into five chapters and touches on wide ranging issues related to AI, including the prospect of massive unemployment, the future of education, the protection of human freedom, excessive screen time for young people, cryptocurrencies, economic disparities, transhumanism, cyberattacks and the application of Catholic social teaching principles. Pope Leo dedicated the final chapter of the encyclical to AI in warfare and the need for “rigorous ethical constraints” and proactive peacebuilding “to curb the technological arms race.” The American pope points to Martin Luther King Jr., St. Teresa of Kolkata, Dorothy Day, St. Maximilian Kolbe and others as examples that “history can also change when individuals truly take the dignity of everyone seriously.” Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter. In “Magnifica Humanitas,” Latin for “Magnificent Humanity,” the pope calls on Christians not to be “passive spectators” or “mere commentators on what is crumbling,” but to take a proactive role in building the future by cultivating community and in-person relationships, educating young people to love wisdom, spending time with the poor and the lonely, being a voice for justice, defending objective truth, and treating the digital world as “a new continent to be evangelized.” “It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till,” the pope wrote, quoting J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” He added that it is “small and steadfast acts of fidelity that serve as a bulwark against dehumanization.” ‘Slowing things down when everything is accelerating’  In the encyclical, Pope Leo says that the idea of a “more moral AI” is not enough if that morality is only determined by a few. “What is needed is a more active political involvement that is capable of slowing things down when everything is accelerating, and of protecting the opportunities for communities still to be able to participate and ask questions,” he said. The pope argues that “we cannot consider AI to be morally neutral” and underlines that ethical discernment cannot be limited to “asking whether we are using a system for good or bad purposes,” but must also “examine how that system is designed and what vision of the human person and society is embedded in the data and models that guide it.” Pope Leo added that data cannot be left solely in private hands and “should not be treated as something to be sold off or entrusted to a select few,” calling for appropriate regulation and creative thinking to “manage data as a common or shared good.” Unemployment as a ‘grave evil’ and ‘social calamity’  Pope Leo addresses the looming specter of mass unemployment due to the adoption of AI, saying this would be “a true social calamity that especially requires the State to exercise responsibility.” He cites St. John Paul II’s 1981 encyclical on human work “Laborem Exercens,” noting that his predecessor recognized that unemployment is “a grave evil,” with Pope Leo adding that “exposing many to forced inactivity, a lack of responsibility and the absence of daily tasks and stimuli” could lead to “human and cultural impoverishment.” “The pursuit of greater profits cannot justify choices that systematically sacrifice jobs, because the human person is an end, not a means, and the economic order must remain subordinate to human dignity and the common good,” Pope Leo said. “Without bold decisions, the prospect of greater poverty and inequality looms large, which would leave many individuals marginalized, stranded and surrounded by the machines and automated systems that have replaced them,” he added. God created humans for communion, not efficiency  Pope Leo writes that AI promises efficiency but the “new ways” of working are not necessarily better, describing how “contrary to the advertised benefits of AI, current approaches to technology can paradoxically de-skill workers, subject them to automated surveillance and relegate them to rigid and repetitive tasks.” “When efficiency becomes the ultimate measure of value, human beings are tempted to see themselves as a project to be optimized rather than as persons called to relationship and communion,” Pope Leo said. A defense of objective truth  Truth is a major theme in the encyclical by the Augustinian pope. He said that in the face of incessant flows of information, opinions, images and sophisticated algorithms that can influence decisions, it is imperative to “cultivate hearts that love the truth, prefer what is right despite the most appealing content and pursue wisdom rather than immediate results.” “We must always keep before us the truth about God and humanity, just as Christ has revealed them to us. We must lay aside an individualistic and technical view of humanity,” he said. Quoting Pope Benedict XVI, he added, “Modern man is wrongly convinced that he is the sole author of himself, his life and society. This is a presumption that follows from being selfishly closed in upon himself.” The pope underlined that “the search for truth is an essential element of democracy,” and that “indifference to the truth leads, slowly but surely, to a descent into totalitarianism.” He said people must “promote an ecology of communication,” in which public policy establishes norms “so that the decision-making behind content selection and its development becomes more transparent and protects personal data.” On a cultural level, he called for “a strengthening of intermediary organizations, serious journalism and forums for debate,” for families and schools to gain formation in using digital tools, and for universities to strive for the “integration of knowledge.” “Our first task is neither to demonize nor idolize technological tools, but to utilize them on the basis of a fundamental principle, namely that truth is a common good and not the property of those with power or influence,” he said. Social control and the ‘digital attention economy’  Pope Leo called for “education in digital sobriety” due to subtle forms of addiction in today’s “digital attention economy,” in which digital platforms that are “designed to capture users’ time and attention” weaken “their inner freedom.” He warned of the risk of “social control made possible by the massive collection of data and use of algorithmic systems.” “When every action — movements, purchases, relationships and preferences — leaves a trace, a new form of power emerges, namely the power to profile, predict and influence behavior, often without individuals being fully aware of it,” he said. “If such kinds of data are used to make decisions affecting concrete opportunities — such as access to credit, employment or essential services — there is a risk of undermining freedom and discriminating against the most vulnerable.” Pope Leo XIII and Catholic social doctrine  Pope Leo XIV places his writing on the age of artificial intelligence within the context of the magisterial tradition of Catholic social doctrine, also known as Catholic social teaching. The first chapter of the encyclical provides an overview of what each pope has contributed to the Church’s social magisterium from Pope Leo XIII to present, highlighting key ideas that are particularly relevant today. The second chapter provides definitions of key principles of Catholic social doctrine from the “common good” to “subsidiarity.” Pope Francis and St. John Paul II are both frequently quoted throughout the encyclical. Pope Leo XIV signed “Magnifica Humanitas” on May 15, the 135th anniversary of “Rerum Novarum,” Pope Leo XIII’s foundational 1891 social encyclical on labor and capital written during the first Industrial Revolution. “While new economic and technological networks can generate exclusion, isolation and dependencies, the Church — nourished by the Eucharist — is called to make visible a different paradigm, one that preserves human connections, gives a voice to the invisible and ensures that processes are aimed at respecting people’s dignity,” Pope Leo said. Courtney Mares is Vatican editor for OSV News. Follow her on X @catholicourtney.  

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VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV published his landmark encyclical on artificial intelligence “Magnifica Humanitas” May 25, comparing the attempt to build an AI future that excludes God to the “Tower of Babel” and underlining the need to safeguard human dignity as it is “threatened by new forms of dehumanization.”

“The risk of dehumanization — of building a future that excludes God and reduces the other to a means — is an ancient and ever-new temptation that today takes on a technical guise,” Pope Leo wrote in his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.”

“In the era of artificial intelligence, when human dignity is threatened by new forms of dehumanization, ours is the pressing duty to remain profoundly human. We must lovingly safeguard the grandeur of humanity bestowed upon us and revealed in its fullness in Christ, the splendor of which no machine can ever replace,” he said.

AI misuse compared to ‘Tower of Babel’ 

Pope Leo opens the first encyclical of his pontificate by saying that humanity today faces a pivotal choice — “either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together.” Using the Biblical Genesis narrative, the pope warns against the “‘Babel syndrome,’ namely the idolatry of profit that sacrifices the weak” and the pretense that everything, “including the mystery of the person,” can be translated into “data and performance.”

“Calling for prudence, rigorous evaluation and even, at times, a slower pace in adopting AI does not mean opposing progress; instead, it is an exercise of responsible care for the human family,” Pope Leo wrote.

From cryptocurrency to the ‘Lord of the Rings’ 

The lengthy papal document is divided into five chapters and touches on wide ranging issues related to AI, including the prospect of massive unemployment, the future of education, the protection of human freedom, excessive screen time for young people, cryptocurrencies, economic disparities, transhumanism, cyberattacks and the application of Catholic social teaching principles.

Pope Leo dedicated the final chapter of the encyclical to AI in warfare and the need for “rigorous ethical constraints” and proactive peacebuilding “to curb the technological arms race.”

The American pope points to Martin Luther King Jr., St. Teresa of Kolkata, Dorothy Day, St. Maximilian Kolbe and others as examples that “history can also change when individuals truly take the dignity of everyone seriously.”

Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In “Magnifica Humanitas,” Latin for “Magnificent Humanity,” the pope calls on Christians not to be “passive spectators” or “mere commentators on what is crumbling,” but to take a proactive role in building the future by cultivating community and in-person relationships, educating young people to love wisdom, spending time with the poor and the lonely, being a voice for justice, defending objective truth, and treating the digital world as “a new continent to be evangelized.”

“It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till,” the pope wrote, quoting J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.” He added that it is “small and steadfast acts of fidelity that serve as a bulwark against dehumanization.”

‘Slowing things down when everything is accelerating’ 

In the encyclical, Pope Leo says that the idea of a “more moral AI” is not enough if that morality is only determined by a few.

“What is needed is a more active political involvement that is capable of slowing things down when everything is accelerating, and of protecting the opportunities for communities still to be able to participate and ask questions,” he said.

The pope argues that “we cannot consider AI to be morally neutral” and underlines that ethical discernment cannot be limited to “asking whether we are using a system for good or bad purposes,” but must also “examine how that system is designed and what vision of the human person and society is embedded in the data and models that guide it.”

Pope Leo added that data cannot be left solely in private hands and “should not be treated as something to be sold off or entrusted to a select few,” calling for appropriate regulation and creative thinking to “manage data as a common or shared good.”

Unemployment as a ‘grave evil’ and ‘social calamity’ 

Pope Leo addresses the looming specter of mass unemployment due to the adoption of AI, saying this would be “a true social calamity that especially requires the State to exercise responsibility.” He cites St. John Paul II’s 1981 encyclical on human work “Laborem Exercens,” noting that his predecessor recognized that unemployment is “a grave evil,” with Pope Leo adding that “exposing many to forced inactivity, a lack of responsibility and the absence of daily tasks and stimuli” could lead to “human and cultural impoverishment.”

“The pursuit of greater profits cannot justify choices that systematically sacrifice jobs, because the human person is an end, not a means, and the economic order must remain subordinate to human dignity and the common good,” Pope Leo said.

“Without bold decisions, the prospect of greater poverty and inequality looms large, which would leave many individuals marginalized, stranded and surrounded by the machines and automated systems that have replaced them,” he added.

God created humans for communion, not efficiency 

Pope Leo writes that AI promises efficiency but the “new ways” of working are not necessarily better, describing how “contrary to the advertised benefits of AI, current approaches to technology can paradoxically de-skill workers, subject them to automated surveillance and relegate them to rigid and repetitive tasks.”

“When efficiency becomes the ultimate measure of value, human beings are tempted to see themselves as a project to be optimized rather than as persons called to relationship and communion,” Pope Leo said.

A defense of objective truth 

Truth is a major theme in the encyclical by the Augustinian pope. He said that in the face of incessant flows of information, opinions, images and sophisticated algorithms that can influence decisions, it is imperative to “cultivate hearts that love the truth, prefer what is right despite the most appealing content and pursue wisdom rather than immediate results.”

“We must always keep before us the truth about God and humanity, just as Christ has revealed them to us. We must lay aside an individualistic and technical view of humanity,” he said.

Quoting Pope Benedict XVI, he added, “Modern man is wrongly convinced that he is the sole author of himself, his life and society. This is a presumption that follows from being selfishly closed in upon himself.”

The pope underlined that “the search for truth is an essential element of democracy,” and that “indifference to the truth leads, slowly but surely, to a descent into totalitarianism.”

He said people must “promote an ecology of communication,” in which public policy establishes norms “so that the decision-making behind content selection and its development becomes more transparent and protects personal data.” On a cultural level, he called for “a strengthening of intermediary organizations, serious journalism and forums for debate,” for families and schools to gain formation in using digital tools, and for universities to strive for the “integration of knowledge.”

“Our first task is neither to demonize nor idolize technological tools, but to utilize them on the basis of a fundamental principle, namely that truth is a common good and not the property of those with power or influence,” he said.

Social control and the ‘digital attention economy’ 

Pope Leo called for “education in digital sobriety” due to subtle forms of addiction in today’s “digital attention economy,” in which digital platforms that are “designed to capture users’ time and attention” weaken “their inner freedom.”

He warned of the risk of “social control made possible by the massive collection of data and use of algorithmic systems.”

“When every action — movements, purchases, relationships and preferences — leaves a trace, a new form of power emerges, namely the power to profile, predict and influence behavior, often without individuals being fully aware of it,” he said. “If such kinds of data are used to make decisions affecting concrete opportunities — such as access to credit, employment or essential services — there is a risk of undermining freedom and discriminating against the most vulnerable.”

Pope Leo XIII and Catholic social doctrine 

Pope Leo XIV places his writing on the age of artificial intelligence within the context of the magisterial tradition of Catholic social doctrine, also known as Catholic social teaching. The first chapter of the encyclical provides an overview of what each pope has contributed to the Church’s social magisterium from Pope Leo XIII to present, highlighting key ideas that are particularly relevant today. The second chapter provides definitions of key principles of Catholic social doctrine from the “common good” to “subsidiarity.” Pope Francis and St. John Paul II are both frequently quoted throughout the encyclical.

Pope Leo XIV signed “Magnifica Humanitas” on May 15, the 135th anniversary of “Rerum Novarum,” Pope Leo XIII’s foundational 1891 social encyclical on labor and capital written during the first Industrial Revolution.

“While new economic and technological networks can generate exclusion, isolation and dependencies, the Church — nourished by the Eucharist — is called to make visible a different paradigm, one that preserves human connections, gives a voice to the invisible and ensures that processes are aimed at respecting people’s dignity,” Pope Leo said.

Courtney Mares is Vatican editor for OSV News. Follow her on X @catholicourtney.

 

– VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV published his landmark encyclical on artificial intelligence “Magnifica Humanitas” May 25, comparing the attempt to build an AI future that excludes God to the “Tower of Babel” and underlining the need to safeguard human dignity as it is “threatened by new forms of dehumanization.” “The risk of dehumanization — of building a future that excludes God and reduces the other to a means — is an ancient and ever-new temptation that today takes on a technical guise,” Pope Leo wrote in his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in

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Bishop confirms 11 at Butler parish #Catholic – Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to 11 young people on Friday, May 8 at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Butler, N.J. Pictured with the bishop and confirmandi are Bill Reul (back, far left), high school youth minister at St. Anthony Parish, and Father Matthew Pravetz, OFM, St. Anthony’s pastor. Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.
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Bishop confirms 11 at Butler parish #Catholic – Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to 11 young people on Friday, May 8 at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Butler, N.J. Pictured with the bishop and confirmandi are Bill Reul (back, far left), high school youth minister at St. Anthony Parish, and Father Matthew Pravetz, OFM, St. Anthony’s pastor. Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

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Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to 11 young people on Friday, May 8 at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Butler, N.J. Pictured with the bishop and confirmandi are Bill Reul (back, far left), high school youth minister at St. Anthony Parish, and Father Matthew Pravetz, OFM, St. Anthony’s pastor.

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– Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to 11 young people on Friday, May 8 at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Butler, N.J. Pictured with the bishop and confirmandi are Bill Reul (back, far left), high school youth minister at St. Anthony Parish, and Father Matthew Pravetz, OFM, St. Anthony’s pastor. Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

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Society of the Sisters of the Church celebrates golden anniversary #Catholic – On Saturday, May 16, The Society of the Sisters of the Church celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of their community. The event was held at St. Ann Church, Parsippany, N.J., with a Mass of Thanksgiving followed by a luncheon in the parish center. During the liturgy, the sisters and their associates renewed their commitments and two new members, Lisa Schofield and Donna Santoro, were received into the Associate Program. Pictured in the photo are the sisters, the associates and honored guest, Sister Theresa Lee, FMA, Chancellor/Delegate for Religious of the Paterson Diocese. Mass was celebrated by Msgr. Kenneth Lasch, assisted by Deacon Peter Cistaro and concelebrated by Father Nico Quintos, pastor of St. Ann Parish, along with Msgr. Kevin Flanagan, Msgr. Herbert Tillyer, Msgr. Martin McDonnell, Msgr. Joseph Ciampaglio, Father David Pickens, Father James Termyna, and Father John DeMattia. Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.
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Society of the Sisters of the Church celebrates golden anniversary #Catholic – On Saturday, May 16, The Society of the Sisters of the Church celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of their community. The event was held at St. Ann Church, Parsippany, N.J., with a Mass of Thanksgiving followed by a luncheon in the parish center. During the liturgy, the sisters and their associates renewed their commitments and two new members, Lisa Schofield and Donna Santoro, were received into the Associate Program. Pictured in the photo are the sisters, the associates and honored guest, Sister Theresa Lee, FMA, Chancellor/Delegate for Religious of the Paterson Diocese. Mass was celebrated by Msgr. Kenneth Lasch, assisted by Deacon Peter Cistaro and concelebrated by Father Nico Quintos, pastor of St. Ann Parish, along with Msgr. Kevin Flanagan, Msgr. Herbert Tillyer, Msgr. Martin McDonnell, Msgr. Joseph Ciampaglio, Father David Pickens, Father James Termyna, and Father John DeMattia. Click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

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On Saturday, May 16, The Society of the Sisters of the Church celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of their community. The event was held at St. Ann Church, Parsippany, N.J., with a Mass of Thanksgiving followed by a luncheon in the parish center.

During the liturgy, the sisters and their associates renewed their commitments and two new members, Lisa Schofield and Donna Santoro, were received into the Associate Program. Pictured in the photo are the sisters, the associates and honored guest, Sister Theresa Lee, FMA, Chancellor/Delegate for Religious of the Paterson Diocese. Mass was celebrated by Msgr. Kenneth Lasch, assisted by Deacon Peter Cistaro and concelebrated by Father Nico Quintos, pastor of St. Ann Parish, along with Msgr. Kevin Flanagan, Msgr. Herbert Tillyer, Msgr. Martin McDonnell, Msgr. Joseph Ciampaglio, Father David Pickens, Father James Termyna, and Father John DeMattia.

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– On Saturday, May 16, The Society of the Sisters of the Church celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of their community. The event was held at St. Ann Church, Parsippany, N.J., with a Mass of Thanksgiving followed by a luncheon in the parish center. During the liturgy, the sisters and their associates renewed their commitments and two new members, Lisa Schofield and Donna Santoro, were received into the Associate Program. Pictured in the photo are the sisters, the associates and honored guest, Sister Theresa Lee, FMA, Chancellor/Delegate for Religious of the Paterson Diocese. Mass was celebrated by Msgr. Kenneth

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Pope Leo unveils his encyclical: AI has ‘even greater consequences’ than Industrial Revolution #Catholic VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Monday personally attended the presentation of his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, in an uncustomary gesture. Upon his arrival at the event, held in the Vaticanʼs Synod Hall, he was greeted with sustained applause from an audience made up of members of the Roman Curia, representatives of academia, and the diplomatic corps.Among the speakers was Canadian Christopher Olah, co-founder of Anthropic, one of the leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies. The firm has recently had tensions with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump after prohibiting the U.S. Department of Defense from using its software for military purposes.Some observers had raised concerns about including a representative of a major tech company like Anthropic in an event of this kind. The Holy Father himself dispelled any hesitation by thanking Olah for his presence: “What a great sign of hope it is that with our differences we can listen to one another,” he said in his remarks.“This interchange clearly bespeaks the gravity of the moment, as well as confidence that together we can discern the major questions of our time, and so the future of humanity,” he added.In his remarks prior to the pope’s address, Olah echoed the same idea: "That is why, if we want this technology to go well, it is enormously important that there be people outside those incentives — people who care about things going well and insist on safety, who are paying close attention, who are willing to say hard things, who are willing to be our earnest, thoughtful, critics. It is through dialogue and mutual effort, through the push and pull, that humanity will achieve great things. That is what I see in Magnifica Humanitas, and it is why I am grateful to His Holiness and the Church for taking up this work of discernment.” Christopher Olah, co-founder of AI company Anthropic, says he is grateful to Pope Leo XIV and the Church for “taking up this work of discernment” on artificial intelligence, during his address at the presentation of the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas on May 25, 2026, in the Synod Hall of the Vatican. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News/Vatican Pool Olah, who is not a believer, also issued a call to various sectors — religious communities, civil society, academics, and governments — to follow the pope’s example with this document: “to take this seriously, to look closely, and to push events in a better direction. We need informed critics who will tell the labs when we are failing. We need moral voices that the incentives cannot bend.”It is no coincidence that Leo XIV signed his first encyclical on May 15, the same date on which his predecessor Leo XIII promulgated Rerum Novarum (“On New Things”) in 1891 in response to the dehumanization brought about by the Industrial Revolution. As the pope explained, the world today faces a transformation of perhaps even greater scope.“Today we find ourselves facing a transformation of similar magnitude, with perhaps even greater consequences. Artificial intelligence already touches many areas of our lives and affects decisions that shape human coexistence,” he said.The pope expressed particular concern about the impact of new technologies on the conduct of war, which, he warned, is changing dramatically.“Like the earlier Leo, I feel entrusted to look upon another huge transformation with eyes of faith, with lucidity of reason, with openness to mystery, and with cries of the poor and the earth resounding in my heart,” he said.The Holy Father also described the method behind the drafting of this magisterial document, which began in July 2025 at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo. In it, he seeks to reaffirm what makes us human in a society shaped by technology.He emphasized that Magnifica Humanitas was born from listening: “I have listened to scientists and engineers who work with sincere enthusiasm on technologies capable of alleviating immense suffering, to political leaders and public officials who have perseveringly sought just rules, to parents and teachers who are deeply concerned for the future of younger generations,” he said, without naming individuals.At the same time, he acknowledged hearing “Other very troubling voices have also reached me about increasingly autonomous weapons systems practically beyond any human reach to govern them effectively.”“I hear very troubling accounts of algorithms that can block access to healthcare, employment, and security on the basis of data tainted by prejudice and injustice. And Iʼve heard the silence of those who have no voice when decisions are made — decisions likely to generate new forms of exclusion and suffering,” he lamented.In line with the document — which states that artificial intelligence is not morally neutral — the pope called for AI to be “disarmed.”“The word is strong, I know, but deliberately chosen because this moment needs words capable of attracting attention, awakening consciences, and indicating paths forward for humanity,” he warned.“The Church has long been working for nuclear disarmament, aware that every great technical power can affect peopleʼs lives, and so must be accompanied by adequate moral discernment and public control. Nuclear disarmament remains a service to peace and the dignity of the human family,” he added.Also speaking at the presentation were three cardinals of the Roman Curia: Secretary of State Pietro Parolin; Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; and Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.Two theologians also took the floor: Anna Rowlands, a specialist in Catholic social teaching and migration ethics at Durham University, and Leocadie Lushombo, an expert in political theology and Catholic social thought at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in California.This story was originally published by ACI Prensa, EWTN News' Spanish-language news service. It has been translated and adapted by EWTN News English.
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Pope Leo unveils his encyclical: AI has ‘even greater consequences’ than Industrial Revolution #Catholic VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV on Monday personally attended the presentation of his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, in an uncustomary gesture. Upon his arrival at the event, held in the Vaticanʼs Synod Hall, he was greeted with sustained applause from an audience made up of members of the Roman Curia, representatives of academia, and the diplomatic corps.Among the speakers was Canadian Christopher Olah, co-founder of Anthropic, one of the leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies. The firm has recently had tensions with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump after prohibiting the U.S. Department of Defense from using its software for military purposes.Some observers had raised concerns about including a representative of a major tech company like Anthropic in an event of this kind. The Holy Father himself dispelled any hesitation by thanking Olah for his presence: “What a great sign of hope it is that with our differences we can listen to one another,” he said in his remarks.“This interchange clearly bespeaks the gravity of the moment, as well as confidence that together we can discern the major questions of our time, and so the future of humanity,” he added.In his remarks prior to the pope’s address, Olah echoed the same idea: "That is why, if we want this technology to go well, it is enormously important that there be people outside those incentives — people who care about things going well and insist on safety, who are paying close attention, who are willing to say hard things, who are willing to be our earnest, thoughtful, critics. It is through dialogue and mutual effort, through the push and pull, that humanity will achieve great things. That is what I see in Magnifica Humanitas, and it is why I am grateful to His Holiness and the Church for taking up this work of discernment.” Christopher Olah, co-founder of AI company Anthropic, says he is grateful to Pope Leo XIV and the Church for “taking up this work of discernment” on artificial intelligence, during his address at the presentation of the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas on May 25, 2026, in the Synod Hall of the Vatican. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News/Vatican Pool Olah, who is not a believer, also issued a call to various sectors — religious communities, civil society, academics, and governments — to follow the pope’s example with this document: “to take this seriously, to look closely, and to push events in a better direction. We need informed critics who will tell the labs when we are failing. We need moral voices that the incentives cannot bend.”It is no coincidence that Leo XIV signed his first encyclical on May 15, the same date on which his predecessor Leo XIII promulgated Rerum Novarum (“On New Things”) in 1891 in response to the dehumanization brought about by the Industrial Revolution. As the pope explained, the world today faces a transformation of perhaps even greater scope.“Today we find ourselves facing a transformation of similar magnitude, with perhaps even greater consequences. Artificial intelligence already touches many areas of our lives and affects decisions that shape human coexistence,” he said.The pope expressed particular concern about the impact of new technologies on the conduct of war, which, he warned, is changing dramatically.“Like the earlier Leo, I feel entrusted to look upon another huge transformation with eyes of faith, with lucidity of reason, with openness to mystery, and with cries of the poor and the earth resounding in my heart,” he said.The Holy Father also described the method behind the drafting of this magisterial document, which began in July 2025 at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo. In it, he seeks to reaffirm what makes us human in a society shaped by technology.He emphasized that Magnifica Humanitas was born from listening: “I have listened to scientists and engineers who work with sincere enthusiasm on technologies capable of alleviating immense suffering, to political leaders and public officials who have perseveringly sought just rules, to parents and teachers who are deeply concerned for the future of younger generations,” he said, without naming individuals.At the same time, he acknowledged hearing “Other very troubling voices have also reached me about increasingly autonomous weapons systems practically beyond any human reach to govern them effectively.”“I hear very troubling accounts of algorithms that can block access to healthcare, employment, and security on the basis of data tainted by prejudice and injustice. And Iʼve heard the silence of those who have no voice when decisions are made — decisions likely to generate new forms of exclusion and suffering,” he lamented.In line with the document — which states that artificial intelligence is not morally neutral — the pope called for AI to be “disarmed.”“The word is strong, I know, but deliberately chosen because this moment needs words capable of attracting attention, awakening consciences, and indicating paths forward for humanity,” he warned.“The Church has long been working for nuclear disarmament, aware that every great technical power can affect peopleʼs lives, and so must be accompanied by adequate moral discernment and public control. Nuclear disarmament remains a service to peace and the dignity of the human family,” he added.Also speaking at the presentation were three cardinals of the Roman Curia: Secretary of State Pietro Parolin; Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; and Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.Two theologians also took the floor: Anna Rowlands, a specialist in Catholic social teaching and migration ethics at Durham University, and Leocadie Lushombo, an expert in political theology and Catholic social thought at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in California.This story was originally published by ACI Prensa, EWTN News' Spanish-language news service. It has been translated and adapted by EWTN News English.

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The pope thanked Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah for his presence at the presentation: “What a great sign of hope it is that with our differences we can listen to one another.”

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The Babylon Bee Has Obtained A Leaked Copy Of The Iran-U.S. Peace Deal #BabylonBee – News broke this morning that the United States and Iran have agreed to the framework of a peace deal, and our investigative team here at The Babylon Bee has managed to secure a leaked copy. Here, presented for the first time anywhere, are the terms each side has committed to:
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The Babylon Bee Has Obtained A Leaked Copy Of The Iran-U.S. Peace Deal #BabylonBee – News broke this morning that the United States and Iran have agreed to the framework of a peace deal, and our investigative team here at The Babylon Bee has managed to secure a leaked copy. Here, presented for the first time anywhere, are the terms each side has committed to:

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Picture of the day Partially frozen Gurudongmar Lake, a glacial lake located to the north of the Himalayas in the northeast Indian state of Sikkim at an altitude of over 5,150 metres (16,900 ft). The lake is fed by glaciers of the Khangchengyao massif, forms the headwaters of the Teesta river and is considered sacred by Buddhists and Sikhs. Today is Sikkim Day, which commemorates the formation of Sikkim as a state of India in 1975, following a popular referendum and full merger after decades of being a protectorate since 1947. #ImageOfTheDay

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Partially frozen Gurudongmar Lake, a glacial lake located to the north of the Himalayas in the northeast Indian state of Sikkim at an altitude of over 5,150 metres (16,900 ft). The lake is fed by glaciers of the Khangchengyao massif, forms the headwaters of the Teesta river and is considered sacred by Buddhists and Sikhs. Today is Sikkim Day, which commemorates the formation of Sikkim as a state of India in 1975, following a popular referendum and full merger after decades of being a protectorate since 1947.
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Full text of Magnifica Humanitas: Read Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical – #Catholic – Pope Leo XIV signed Magnifica Humanitas, the first encyclical of his pontificate, on May 15. The document was released by the Holy See on May 25. The encyclical develops the Churchʼs social teaching in light of artificial intelligence, situating new questions of human dignity, labor, and the common good within the tradition that runs from Rerum Novarum through Centesimus Annus and Laudato Si'.Download and read the full encyclical as a PDF below.Unknown block type “cdn77.asset”, specify a component for it in the `components.types` option
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Full text of Magnifica Humanitas: Read Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical – #Catholic – Pope Leo XIV signed Magnifica Humanitas, the first encyclical of his pontificate, on May 15. The document was released by the Holy See on May 25. The encyclical develops the Churchʼs social teaching in light of artificial intelligence, situating new questions of human dignity, labor, and the common good within the tradition that runs from Rerum Novarum through Centesimus Annus and Laudato Si'.Download and read the full encyclical as a PDF below.Unknown block type “cdn77.asset”, specify a component for it in the `components.types` option

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Hundreds of churches open doors to all as Europe marks ‘night of churches’ - #Catholic - Hundreds of Christian churches and religious sites across central Europe will open their doors on the evening of May 29 for the Night of Churches, an annual ecumenical initiative that draws nearly 1 million visitors in the Czech Republic and Austria combined.The event, now in its 18th year in the Czech Republic, invites believers and nonbelievers alike to explore churches, chapels, and synagogues through concerts, exhibitions, talks, guided tours, and prayer — often until late at night. Some participating sites grant access to towers, crypts, and spaces that are otherwise closed to the public. This yearʼs theme in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia is “Courage.”Last year, more than 460,000 visitors and 25,000 volunteers took part across the Czech Republic, an increase of 40,000 visitors and 5,000 volunteers compared with the year before. In Austria, organizers counted around 300,000 visitors in each of the last two years. In Slovakia, where precise figures were not available for 2025, several cities reported record attendance, according to the press agency of the Slovak Bishops' Conference.‘Sometimes it takes courage’Archbishop Stanislav Přibyl of Prague, writing in the periodical Kostelní Noviny published for the occasion, acknowledged that “sometimes it takes courage to even cross the threshold of a church.” The prelate invited readers to enter and “get to know each other,” noting that “churches and chapels were created as spaces for people to meet each other and with God.” Candles spell out the word “hope” (“hoffnung”) on the floor of a church during the Long Night of Churches in the Diocese of St. Pölten, Austria. | Credit: Diocese of St. Pölten/Lange Nacht der Kirchen Archbishop Josef Grünwidl of Vienna said he appreciated the growing popularity of the Night of Churches in neighboring Czechia, calling it “a challenge for all people to further explore their own religious and spiritual tradition, enter new spaces, and not be afraid to open up to the unknown.”In Vienna, Grünwidl and Bishop Cornelia Richter of the Evangelical (Lutheran) Church invited guests from church, society, business, and politics for dinner and discussion at the archbishopʼs palace. A limited number of seats were available through a public lottery.Organizers in the Austrian capital alone expect more than 100,000 visitors, who will be able to choose from more than 170 participating churches — including a police chapel — and performances ranging from Gregorian chant to a Korean choral concert.In Slovakia, Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, president of the Slovak Bishops' Conference, called on people to come, saying that “open temples will become a place of prayer, meeting, and courage to seek God in silence and in community.” He described the event as an “opportunity to rediscover the beauty of faith and the openness of our churches to everyone.”Several Czech regional governors encouraged residents to enjoy the Night of Churches for its “unique atmosphere” and “openness and sharing,” or simply to pause inside centuries-old buildings and reflect “on how we live and what we can do for us and for others.”A buried villageʼs night of memoryThe initiative has also provided unexpected settings for faith and reconciliation. In 2023, former parishioners of the village of Radovesice in the Czech Republic gathered above the site of their buried village — including its Church of All Saints — on the 40th anniversary of the villageʼs demolition. A statue recovered from the demolished Church of All Saints stands in a field above the buried village of Radovesice in the Czech Republic during a 2023 gathering of former parishioners. | Credit: Petr Macek The village was one of several in northwestern Czechoslovakia destroyed during the communist era to make way for mining.“We brought archive documents, paintings, and statues which had belonged to the temple [church],” Robert Kotyšan, caretaker of the Diocese of Litoměřice, explained in Kostelní Noviny.“We commemorated the deceased parishioners and debated our relationship and responsibility to the place in which we live,” Kotyšan told EWTN News.The former parishioners also unlocked a padlock from the church that had been preserved, which Kotyšan described as “a symbolic opening of a better future for this once beautiful country and an effort to return at least part of its memory and dignity to it.” A man presents a preserved artifact from the demolished Church of All Saints to a priest during a gathering of former parishioners above the buried village of Radovesice in the Czech Republic in 2023. | Credit: Petr Macek A considerable part of the artifacts brought to the 2023 gathering are now kept in a still-standing church in Kostomlaty pod Milešovkou, which is itself considered a “dead parish” because no parishioners attend.The next gathering is planned for 2028, the 45th anniversary of the demolition.From Frankfurt to 8 countriesThe concept of opening churches at night originated in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1995. It spread to Austria in 2005 and to the Czech Republic in 2009 and has since expanded to Slovakia, Hungary, Estonia, South Tyrol in Italy, and Switzerland. The initiative usually takes place at the end of May.
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Hundreds of churches open doors to all as Europe marks ‘night of churches’ – #Catholic – Hundreds of Christian churches and religious sites across central Europe will open their doors on the evening of May 29 for the Night of Churches, an annual ecumenical initiative that draws nearly 1 million visitors in the Czech Republic and Austria combined.The event, now in its 18th year in the Czech Republic, invites believers and nonbelievers alike to explore churches, chapels, and synagogues through concerts, exhibitions, talks, guided tours, and prayer — often until late at night. Some participating sites grant access to towers, crypts, and spaces that are otherwise closed to the public. This yearʼs theme in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia is “Courage.”Last year, more than 460,000 visitors and 25,000 volunteers took part across the Czech Republic, an increase of 40,000 visitors and 5,000 volunteers compared with the year before. In Austria, organizers counted around 300,000 visitors in each of the last two years. In Slovakia, where precise figures were not available for 2025, several cities reported record attendance, according to the press agency of the Slovak Bishops' Conference.‘Sometimes it takes courage’Archbishop Stanislav Přibyl of Prague, writing in the periodical Kostelní Noviny published for the occasion, acknowledged that “sometimes it takes courage to even cross the threshold of a church.” The prelate invited readers to enter and “get to know each other,” noting that “churches and chapels were created as spaces for people to meet each other and with God.” Candles spell out the word “hope” (“hoffnung”) on the floor of a church during the Long Night of Churches in the Diocese of St. Pölten, Austria. | Credit: Diocese of St. Pölten/Lange Nacht der Kirchen Archbishop Josef Grünwidl of Vienna said he appreciated the growing popularity of the Night of Churches in neighboring Czechia, calling it “a challenge for all people to further explore their own religious and spiritual tradition, enter new spaces, and not be afraid to open up to the unknown.”In Vienna, Grünwidl and Bishop Cornelia Richter of the Evangelical (Lutheran) Church invited guests from church, society, business, and politics for dinner and discussion at the archbishopʼs palace. A limited number of seats were available through a public lottery.Organizers in the Austrian capital alone expect more than 100,000 visitors, who will be able to choose from more than 170 participating churches — including a police chapel — and performances ranging from Gregorian chant to a Korean choral concert.In Slovakia, Archbishop Bernard Bober of Košice, president of the Slovak Bishops' Conference, called on people to come, saying that “open temples will become a place of prayer, meeting, and courage to seek God in silence and in community.” He described the event as an “opportunity to rediscover the beauty of faith and the openness of our churches to everyone.”Several Czech regional governors encouraged residents to enjoy the Night of Churches for its “unique atmosphere” and “openness and sharing,” or simply to pause inside centuries-old buildings and reflect “on how we live and what we can do for us and for others.”A buried villageʼs night of memoryThe initiative has also provided unexpected settings for faith and reconciliation. In 2023, former parishioners of the village of Radovesice in the Czech Republic gathered above the site of their buried village — including its Church of All Saints — on the 40th anniversary of the villageʼs demolition. A statue recovered from the demolished Church of All Saints stands in a field above the buried village of Radovesice in the Czech Republic during a 2023 gathering of former parishioners. | Credit: Petr Macek The village was one of several in northwestern Czechoslovakia destroyed during the communist era to make way for mining.“We brought archive documents, paintings, and statues which had belonged to the temple [church],” Robert Kotyšan, caretaker of the Diocese of Litoměřice, explained in Kostelní Noviny.“We commemorated the deceased parishioners and debated our relationship and responsibility to the place in which we live,” Kotyšan told EWTN News.The former parishioners also unlocked a padlock from the church that had been preserved, which Kotyšan described as “a symbolic opening of a better future for this once beautiful country and an effort to return at least part of its memory and dignity to it.” A man presents a preserved artifact from the demolished Church of All Saints to a priest during a gathering of former parishioners above the buried village of Radovesice in the Czech Republic in 2023. | Credit: Petr Macek A considerable part of the artifacts brought to the 2023 gathering are now kept in a still-standing church in Kostomlaty pod Milešovkou, which is itself considered a “dead parish” because no parishioners attend.The next gathering is planned for 2028, the 45th anniversary of the demolition.From Frankfurt to 8 countriesThe concept of opening churches at night originated in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1995. It spread to Austria in 2005 and to the Czech Republic in 2009 and has since expanded to Slovakia, Hungary, Estonia, South Tyrol in Italy, and Switzerland. The initiative usually takes place at the end of May.

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The annual ecumenical initiative invites believers and nonbelievers to explore hundreds of churches, chapels, and synagogues across the Czech Republic, Austria, and Slovakia on May 29.

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Magnifica Humanitas: Pope invokes justice to combat ‘anti-human vision’ in AI – #Catholic – In his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, published Monday, Pope Leo XIV calls on society and AI developers to implement “shared standards of social justice” in order for artificial intelligence to respect human dignity and serve the common good.AI is not a morally neutral tool; It matters not only how it is used, but how it is designed, Leo writes in “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,” published May 25. Magnifica Humanitas means “Magnificent Humanity” in Latin.He also warns that “a more moral AI is not enough if that morality is determined by a few … In fact, as with every major technological shift, AI tends to amplify the power of those who already possess economic resources, expertise and access to data.”The first encyclical letter of Leo XIV covers a wide range of social issues, focusing heavily on the impacts of AI in the areas of education, the economy, unemployment, work, the development of young people, human trafficking and war.He proposes the principles of Catholic Social Doctrine — the dignity of the person, the common good, the universal destination of goods, subsidiarity, solidarity and justice — as guidelines for decision-making and the “criteria for judging whether technologies truly serve humanity or are subjugating it.”While rejecting dichotomous thinking that pits the opportunities of AI against its risks, or enthusiasm against fear, Leo offers a stark assessment of the technological paradigm the world finds itself in today and describes a path of progress that serves people “or a progress that subjects them to the mentality of power.”“The risk extends beyond the misuse of certain technologies. More gravely, the pervasive technocratic paradigm in which we are immersed, and that is amplified by the digital revolution and AI, threatens to normalize an anti-human vision,” he writes.Leo borrows the term, “technocratic paradigm,” from Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si', in which, Leo writes, Francis critiqued a paradigm “that seeks to reduce everything to an object to be dominated.”In that anti-human vision, he continues, “the fullness of life is equated with having more, reducing weakness, eliminating uncertainty and exerting total control. When efficiency becomes the ultimate measure of value, human beings are tempted to see themselves as a project to be optimized rather than as persons called to relationship and communion.”According to Pope Leo, the central question — safeguarding our humanity — is something everyone should have a role in answering.He invokes one of his spiritual guides, St. Augustine of Hippo, quoting from “De Civitate Dei” (“The City of God”): “‘Two loves have built two cities: the earthly city, the love of self even to the contempt of God; the heavenly city, the love of God even to the contempt of self.’ As throughout history, these two loves continue to contend for dominance in our hearts today.” Pope Leo XIV signed his first encyclical, ‘Magnifica Humanitas:’ On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, on May 15, 2026, the 135th anniversary of the encyclical ‘Rerum Novarum’ by Pope Leo XIII. ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ was released on May 25, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media. Image composition: EWTN News From Catholic Social Doctrine to the fight for powerThe encyclical’s 245 paragraphs are broken down into an introduction and five chapters, with the first two dedicated to an explanation of the development of the Church’s Social Doctrine from Pope Leo XIII to today, the main principles of that doctrine, and how they can be applied to the current technological age.Chapter three introduces “the technocratic paradigm” of artificial intelligence and the imbalance of digital power.Chapter four turns to the importance of safeguarding truth, democracy, work, education, and human freedom in the age of AI, while the fifth chapter is dedicated to an analysis of the normalization of war, the fight for power, and how everyone has a responsibility to help build a civilization of love through the cultivation of peace and justice.Throughout the encyclical, Leo draws on the image of construction to ask how humanity will respond to the new technological age. Humanity, he says, must choose between building the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) and building a city where God and humanity can dwell together, as Nehemiah gathered together people to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile (Nehemiah 2-6).“In light of these two images, the Holy Spirit challenges us today regarding our relationship with technology and the ongoing digital revolution,” he writes. “Technology has the power to heal, connect, educate and protect our common home; but it can also divide, exclude and generate new forms of injustice.”Pope Leo XIV draws on quotations from prominent 19th and 20th-century thinkers, both Catholic and Jewish, including St. John Paul II, Victor Frankl, Hannah Arendt, J.R.R. Tolkien, Giorgio La Pira, and Fr. Romano Guardini, to argue that while technology is not a solution in itself to humanity’s problems, nor is it inherently evil.“In practice, however, technology is never neutral, because it takes on the characteristics of those who devise it, finance it, regulate it and use it,” he writes.The choice, he continues, is not between a “yes” or “no” to technology, but “between constructing Babel or rebuilding Jerusalem; between a power that claims to dominate the heavens and a people who work together in the presence of God to rebuild the walls of fraternal coexistence.”Frequently cited sources for the encyclical letter include Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical Caritas in Veritate and the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church.Writing that he does not wish to give a comprehensive overview of AI, the pope points readers to previous writings by the Church on AI, in particular, the 2025 note Antiqua et Nova by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Culture and Education and Quo Vadis, Humanitas? published earlier this year by the International Theological Commission — both of which are cited often in the footnotes of Magnifica Humanitas.Christian humanism and the technocratic paradigmThe pope writes about the mindsets of transhumanism and posthumanism and how they are the ideological vision underlying technology.He proposes a Christian humanism, where human beings “are not confined by the boundaries of their own nature; rather, they are called to self-transcendence, not through an escape from reality or a contempt for their limitations, but through their fulfillment in love.”In Magnifica Humanitas, the Holy Father also expresses concern about the “new monopolies of AI.”“To speak of the common good means exposing this new form of epistemic, economic, and political asymmetry,” he writes.The key question, he says, is that posed by Saint John Paul II: Does AI “make human life on earth ‘more human’ in every aspect of that life? Does it make it more worthy of man?’”Leo writes that “a decisive test for the ethical discernment of AI and digital transformation” is in the fight against new forms of slavery, such as human trafficking. The pontiff goes on to “sincerely ask for pardon,” in the name of the Church, for the “immense suffering and humiliation endured by so many” before slavery was unequivocally condemned in the 19th century.“This development offers a clear example of the Church’s growth in understanding the perennial truths of Revelation that she safeguards. Although there was not always consistency in practice,” he writes, “there has been a continuous affirmation throughout history of the dignity of every human being, created in the image of God, even if it took eighteen centuries for its full incompatibility with slavery to be explicitly recognized.”The memory of past blindness and complicity regarding the injustice of slavery is “a call to vigilance,” the pope says. “What we have learned must be translated into discernment and responsibility in the present.”‘A violent culture of power’A large section of the pope’s letter is devoted to what he writes is, “a troubling revival of war as an instrument of international politics,” AI use in warfare, a crisis in multilateralism, and the erosion of ethical principles that used to limit war.“Humanity is slipping into a violent culture of power,” he warns. “Today, more than ever, without prejudice to the right to self-defense in the strictest sense, it is important to reaffirm that the ‘just war’ theory which has all too often been used to justify any kind of war, is now outdated. Humanity possesses far more effective and capable tools for promoting human life and resolving conflicts, such as dialogue, diplomacy and forgiveness.”“The modern Babel can be seen not only in the globalized technocratic paradigm, but also in the remote clash between opposing imperialisms, between powers that wish to preserve their supremacy, and those that aspire to seize that supremacy, resulting in a multiplicity of local conflicts. Moreover, there seems to be no limit to the race — driven by a dehumanizing ambition — to develop evermore powerful technologies or to secure control over them,” Pope Leo writes.But the pontiff does not conclude on a negative note. He adds that, “despite this downward spiral, we can also glimpse a great part of humanity that is striving to remain human and working to build the holy city of coexistence and peace.”Concluding the document, he expresses the hope that, “In the humble fidelity of daily life, even the era of AI can become a time in which the Holy Spirit brings about the civilization of love in our lives.”“Indeed, the Lord continues to make all things new and offers every era the possibility of becoming part of salvation history in the light of the Incarnation.”
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Magnifica Humanitas: Pope invokes justice to combat ‘anti-human vision’ in AI – #Catholic – In his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, published Monday, Pope Leo XIV calls on society and AI developers to implement “shared standards of social justice” in order for artificial intelligence to respect human dignity and serve the common good.AI is not a morally neutral tool; It matters not only how it is used, but how it is designed, Leo writes in “Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,” published May 25. Magnifica Humanitas means “Magnificent Humanity” in Latin.He also warns that “a more moral AI is not enough if that morality is determined by a few … In fact, as with every major technological shift, AI tends to amplify the power of those who already possess economic resources, expertise and access to data.”The first encyclical letter of Leo XIV covers a wide range of social issues, focusing heavily on the impacts of AI in the areas of education, the economy, unemployment, work, the development of young people, human trafficking and war.He proposes the principles of Catholic Social Doctrine — the dignity of the person, the common good, the universal destination of goods, subsidiarity, solidarity and justice — as guidelines for decision-making and the “criteria for judging whether technologies truly serve humanity or are subjugating it.”While rejecting dichotomous thinking that pits the opportunities of AI against its risks, or enthusiasm against fear, Leo offers a stark assessment of the technological paradigm the world finds itself in today and describes a path of progress that serves people “or a progress that subjects them to the mentality of power.”“The risk extends beyond the misuse of certain technologies. More gravely, the pervasive technocratic paradigm in which we are immersed, and that is amplified by the digital revolution and AI, threatens to normalize an anti-human vision,” he writes.Leo borrows the term, “technocratic paradigm,” from Pope Francis’ 2015 encyclical Laudato Si', in which, Leo writes, Francis critiqued a paradigm “that seeks to reduce everything to an object to be dominated.”In that anti-human vision, he continues, “the fullness of life is equated with having more, reducing weakness, eliminating uncertainty and exerting total control. When efficiency becomes the ultimate measure of value, human beings are tempted to see themselves as a project to be optimized rather than as persons called to relationship and communion.”According to Pope Leo, the central question — safeguarding our humanity — is something everyone should have a role in answering.He invokes one of his spiritual guides, St. Augustine of Hippo, quoting from “De Civitate Dei” (“The City of God”): “‘Two loves have built two cities: the earthly city, the love of self even to the contempt of God; the heavenly city, the love of God even to the contempt of self.’ As throughout history, these two loves continue to contend for dominance in our hearts today.” Pope Leo XIV signed his first encyclical, ‘Magnifica Humanitas:’ On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, on May 15, 2026, the 135th anniversary of the encyclical ‘Rerum Novarum’ by Pope Leo XIII. ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ was released on May 25, 2026. | Credit: Vatican Media. Image composition: EWTN News From Catholic Social Doctrine to the fight for powerThe encyclical’s 245 paragraphs are broken down into an introduction and five chapters, with the first two dedicated to an explanation of the development of the Church’s Social Doctrine from Pope Leo XIII to today, the main principles of that doctrine, and how they can be applied to the current technological age.Chapter three introduces “the technocratic paradigm” of artificial intelligence and the imbalance of digital power.Chapter four turns to the importance of safeguarding truth, democracy, work, education, and human freedom in the age of AI, while the fifth chapter is dedicated to an analysis of the normalization of war, the fight for power, and how everyone has a responsibility to help build a civilization of love through the cultivation of peace and justice.Throughout the encyclical, Leo draws on the image of construction to ask how humanity will respond to the new technological age. Humanity, he says, must choose between building the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) and building a city where God and humanity can dwell together, as Nehemiah gathered together people to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile (Nehemiah 2-6).“In light of these two images, the Holy Spirit challenges us today regarding our relationship with technology and the ongoing digital revolution,” he writes. “Technology has the power to heal, connect, educate and protect our common home; but it can also divide, exclude and generate new forms of injustice.”Pope Leo XIV draws on quotations from prominent 19th and 20th-century thinkers, both Catholic and Jewish, including St. John Paul II, Victor Frankl, Hannah Arendt, J.R.R. Tolkien, Giorgio La Pira, and Fr. Romano Guardini, to argue that while technology is not a solution in itself to humanity’s problems, nor is it inherently evil.“In practice, however, technology is never neutral, because it takes on the characteristics of those who devise it, finance it, regulate it and use it,” he writes.The choice, he continues, is not between a “yes” or “no” to technology, but “between constructing Babel or rebuilding Jerusalem; between a power that claims to dominate the heavens and a people who work together in the presence of God to rebuild the walls of fraternal coexistence.”Frequently cited sources for the encyclical letter include Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical Caritas in Veritate and the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church.Writing that he does not wish to give a comprehensive overview of AI, the pope points readers to previous writings by the Church on AI, in particular, the 2025 note Antiqua et Nova by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Culture and Education and Quo Vadis, Humanitas? published earlier this year by the International Theological Commission — both of which are cited often in the footnotes of Magnifica Humanitas.Christian humanism and the technocratic paradigmThe pope writes about the mindsets of transhumanism and posthumanism and how they are the ideological vision underlying technology.He proposes a Christian humanism, where human beings “are not confined by the boundaries of their own nature; rather, they are called to self-transcendence, not through an escape from reality or a contempt for their limitations, but through their fulfillment in love.”In Magnifica Humanitas, the Holy Father also expresses concern about the “new monopolies of AI.”“To speak of the common good means exposing this new form of epistemic, economic, and political asymmetry,” he writes.The key question, he says, is that posed by Saint John Paul II: Does AI “make human life on earth ‘more human’ in every aspect of that life? Does it make it more worthy of man?’”Leo writes that “a decisive test for the ethical discernment of AI and digital transformation” is in the fight against new forms of slavery, such as human trafficking. The pontiff goes on to “sincerely ask for pardon,” in the name of the Church, for the “immense suffering and humiliation endured by so many” before slavery was unequivocally condemned in the 19th century.“This development offers a clear example of the Church’s growth in understanding the perennial truths of Revelation that she safeguards. Although there was not always consistency in practice,” he writes, “there has been a continuous affirmation throughout history of the dignity of every human being, created in the image of God, even if it took eighteen centuries for its full incompatibility with slavery to be explicitly recognized.”The memory of past blindness and complicity regarding the injustice of slavery is “a call to vigilance,” the pope says. “What we have learned must be translated into discernment and responsibility in the present.”‘A violent culture of power’A large section of the pope’s letter is devoted to what he writes is, “a troubling revival of war as an instrument of international politics,” AI use in warfare, a crisis in multilateralism, and the erosion of ethical principles that used to limit war.“Humanity is slipping into a violent culture of power,” he warns. “Today, more than ever, without prejudice to the right to self-defense in the strictest sense, it is important to reaffirm that the ‘just war’ theory which has all too often been used to justify any kind of war, is now outdated. Humanity possesses far more effective and capable tools for promoting human life and resolving conflicts, such as dialogue, diplomacy and forgiveness.”“The modern Babel can be seen not only in the globalized technocratic paradigm, but also in the remote clash between opposing imperialisms, between powers that wish to preserve their supremacy, and those that aspire to seize that supremacy, resulting in a multiplicity of local conflicts. Moreover, there seems to be no limit to the race — driven by a dehumanizing ambition — to develop evermore powerful technologies or to secure control over them,” Pope Leo writes.But the pontiff does not conclude on a negative note. He adds that, “despite this downward spiral, we can also glimpse a great part of humanity that is striving to remain human and working to build the holy city of coexistence and peace.”Concluding the document, he expresses the hope that, “In the humble fidelity of daily life, even the era of AI can become a time in which the Holy Spirit brings about the civilization of love in our lives.”“Indeed, the Lord continues to make all things new and offers every era the possibility of becoming part of salvation history in the light of the Incarnation.”

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Published Monday, the pope’s new encyclical warns of a “culture of power” fueled by the digital revolution and artificial intelligence.

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