Overview
- Pope León XIV, who spoke after the Regina Coeli on Sunday, urged communication that keeps the truth of the person at the center as AI spreads and called for a culture of verification, transparency, and responsibility.
- The Holy See approved on Saturday a cross-dicastery AI commission to share projects and set internal-use rules across Vatican ministries.
- Cardinal Michael Czerny was named to lead the new body to study how AI affects people and the common good with a focus on human dignity and integral development.
- In his World Communications Day message themed “Preserve human voices and faces,” the pope warned that AI can fake voices and faces, create parallel realities, and push users into passive consumption.
- An encyclical on AI is expected, according to Vatican reporting, which could extend this guidance for the Church and influence wider norms for media and technology.