What we know about Pope Leo’s A.I. encyclical

What we know about Pope Leo’s A.I. encyclical

From Inside The Vatican by America Media

May 22, 2026 · 38 min

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The episode discusses Pope Leo's upcoming encyclical on artificial intelligence and humanity.

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Colleen Dulle and Gerard O’Connell look ahead to Pope Leo’s forthcoming encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” which is rumored to be a long document dealing with themes of artificial intelligence and humanity. Ahead of the document’s expected release on May 25, Gerry and Colleen recap what is already known about the document, the Vatican’s previous work on A.I. and how encyclicals are written. Links: Pope Leo will publish first encyclical, ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ on preserving humanity in the A.I. age on May 25 Bishop Flores: Pope Leo’s AI encyclical is coming. Don’t let ChatGPT read it for you. Explainer: Papal documents and their (different) levels of authority Interview: Bishop Paul Tighe on the Vatican’s response to AI What does the Vatican know about A.I.? A lot, actually. Pope Leo’s encyclical comes just in time: AI is raising questions only religion can answer. 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

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Hosts: Colleen Dulle, Gerard O’Connell

Topics covered

  • Pope Leo
  • A.I.
  • encyclical
  • humanity
  • Vatican
  • artificial intelligence

Keywords

  • Pope Leo
  • Magnifica Humanitas
  • A.I.
  • encyclical
  • Vatican
  • Bishop Flores
  • Bishop Paul Tighe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vatican

Books & works: Magnifica Humanitas

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