Overview
- Pope Leone XIV’s encyclical, titled “Magnifica Humanitas,” was announced Monday as a text on the custody of the human person in the time of artificial intelligence.
- The letter bears the Pope’s signature dated May 15, chosen to match the 135th anniversary of Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum, a landmark in Catholic social teaching.
- The Vatican will present the document on Sunday, May 25, at the Aula del Sinodo in Rome in the Pope’s presence, with planned remarks and a blessing.
- Speakers include Cardinals Víctor Manuel Fernández and Michael Czerny, theologian Anna Rowlands, Anthropic co‑founder and AI interpretability lead Christopher Olah, and scholar Leocadie Lushombo, with closing remarks by Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
- The launch builds on the Rome Call for AI Ethics (2020) and the 2025 note “Antiqua et Nova,” signaling a push to shape norms on dignity, transparency, and human control as AI reshapes work, surveillance, information, and warfare.