Rome, 18 May (LaPresse) – Pope Leo XIV is set to issue his first Encyclical Letter, entitled ‘Magnifica Humanitas’, on the protection of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence. The Encyclical Letter bears the Pope’s signature dated 15 May, marking the 135th anniversary of the promulgation of Pope Leo XIII’s Encyclical Letter Rerum Novarum. The presentation of the document – accompanied by an address and blessing from Pope Leo XIV – will take place on 25 May at 11.30 am in the Synod Hall. The speakers will be Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; Cardinal Michael Czerny S.J., Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Professor Anna Rowlands, Political Theology, including the Social Doctrine of the Church, and theological ethics of human migration, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University, United Kingdom; Christopher Olah, co-founder of Anthropic (USA) and head of research on the interpretability of artificial intelligence; Leocadie Lushombo i.t., PhD in Political Theology and Catholic Social Thought, Jesuit School of Theology-Santa Clara University, California. The closing remarks will be given by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.
Vatican: Pope Leo’s first encyclical is due to be published on 25 May; it will focus on AI
Rome, 18 May (LaPresse) – Pope Leo XIV is set to issue his first Encyclical Letter, entitled ‘Magnifica Humanitas’, on the protection of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence. The Encyclical Letter bears the Pope’s signature dated 15 May, marking the 135th anniversary of the promulgation of Pope Leo XIII’s Encyclical Letter Rerum Novarum. The presentation of the document – accompanied by an address and blessing from Pope Leo XIV – will take place on 25 May at 11.30 am in the Synod Hall. The speakers will be Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith; Cardinal Michael Czerny S.J., Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development; Professor Anna Rowlands, Political Theology, including the Social Doctrine of the Church, and theological ethics of human migration, Department of Theology and Religion, Durham University, United Kingdom; Christopher Olah, co-founder of Anthropic (USA) and head of research on the interpretability of artificial intelligence; Leocadie Lushombo i.t., PhD in Political Theology and Catholic Social Thought, Jesuit School of Theology-Santa Clara University, California. The closing remarks will be given by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.
