A deeper look at Pope Leo's encyclical: Catholic social teaching's purpose in AI age

The Scourge of Slavery, And the Hope of Juneteenth

In his first encyclical, “Magnifica humanitas” (Magnificent Humanity), Pope Leo XIV has offered the Church and the world a profound reflection on human dignity amid rapid technological change. While centered on artificial intelligence, labor, and the common good, the document also confronts a painful chapter in Christian history: The Church’s past failures to condemn slavery with sufficient clarity and force. In the encyclical, writing as the fi…

A deeper look at Pope Leo's encyclical: Catholic social teaching's purpose in AI age

(RNS) — The Catholic Church wants everyone to participate in a conversation about the direction of digital technology and artificial intelligence, the pope explains in introducing his first encyclical.

Slow Food: Carlo Petrini and the Social Justice Popes

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The founder of Slow Food movement, Carlo Petrini, died last May 21. His lifework reminds us of the perils we now face. The planet and environment have never been more fragile nor endangered – we broke the planet. The world is in an unprecedented, global food crisis; with multiple famines occurring in Gaza and Sudan, and near-famine conditions in Mali, South Sudan, Yemen and Haiti.The food ind…

The Catholic Church has had its own governance failures. How can it weigh in on A.I. regulation? – BishopAccountability.org

There is much to unpack in Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas.” It covers the regulation of artificial intelligence, the relationship between work and human dignity, justice issues arising from power asymmetries, and the history of Catholic social teaching.  It is fair to question whether an institution with critical governance failures of its own is well positioned to advise on regulating technology, but a close reading of the encyc…

The Pope Should Have Gone Further on AI

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we communicate, access information, and work, how income and status are distributed, and even how we wage war. Yet the public conversation remains narrowly focused on the competition between AI ...