Pope Leo's A.I. encyclical: Top takeaways from “Magnifica Humanitas”

Pope Leo's A.I. encyclical: Top takeaways from “Magnifica Humanitas”

From Inside The Vatican by America Media

May 28, 2026 · 41 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Pope Leo's encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas' on protecting human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence.

This week on a special “Inside the Vatican” roundtable, a discussion of “Magnifica Humanitas,” Pope Leo’s groundbreaking first encyclical on protecting the human person in the age of artificial intelligence. Host Colleen Dulle sits down with her co-host and senior Vatican correspondent, Gerard O’Connell, as well as America’s president and editor in chief, Sam Sawyer, S.J. They discuss the document’s key takeaways, how it is being received in Silicon Valley, Pope Leo’s challenge for every Catholic in the A.I. age and much more. Links: Read “Magnifica Humanitas” Pope Leo’s first encyclical tackles A.I., power and human dignity Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for the Catholic Church’s role in legitimizing slavery Why Pope Leo’s new encyclical quotes Gandalf: Literary images of hope and faith in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ A capitalist (priest) reads ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ Follow Gerry on X: @gerryorome Follow Colleen on Instagram: @colleendulle Support Inside the Vatican by becoming a subscriber to America Magazine! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Colleen Dulle

Guests: Gerard O’Connell, Sam Sawyer, S.J.

Topics covered

  • artificial intelligence
  • human dignity
  • Catholic Church
  • Pope Leo
  • Silicon Valley
  • encyclical

Keywords

  • Pope Leo
  • Magnifica Humanitas
  • artificial intelligence
  • human dignity
  • Catholic Church
  • Silicon Valley
  • encyclical

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: America Media

Books & works: Magnifica Humanitas

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