US EditionDon’t Let AI Do Your Homework, Pope Leo Tells US Youth
Pope Leo XIV urged about 15,000 U.S. Catholic youth to use artificial intelligence responsibly and emphasized that it cannot replace human intelligence or authentic relationships.
- On Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, Pope Leo XIV joined a live video Q&A from the Vatican to the National Catholic Youth Conference, broadcast to over 16,000 U.S. Catholic teenagers at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana.
- AI’s role in modern life prompted discussion as five young people posed questions in a session moderated by Katie Prejean McGrady, focusing on technology and faith.
- On education, he advised that Artificial intelligence can help learning but warned it cannot replace human intelligence or judge what is truly right and wrong.
- Parents may now be stricter about kids using AI for school after Pope Leo XIV’s warning, and the conference crowd gave his remarks a standing ovation.
- Looking beyond tech, Pope Leo XIV urged young people to cultivate authentic friendships and daily silence to deepen their relationship with Christ, warning that the Church doesn’t belong to any political party.
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Pope Leo speaks on AI, God's mercy, friendship in livestream conversation with young people
Marking a new chapter in the Church’s engagement with young people, Pope Leo XIV addressed the National Catholic Youth Conference Nov. 21 by joining thousands of teenagers via live video for a 45-minute conversation broadcast worldwide by EWTN. He addressed topics of AI and homework, distractions during prayer, accepting God’s mercy, and more.
Artificial intelligence may be a useful tool for learning, but it should not be used for the performance of subjects, said Pope Leon of XIV to the 15,000 young people in the United States who attended a video session of questions and answers on Friday, inform Reuters.
Pope Leo to US youth: Technology cannot replace the gift of human relationship
Pope Leo on Friday encouraged young people to forge authentic relationships, both with Christ and with the people in their lives.Speaking to a conference of young people in the United States, the pope warned in particular that technology, while useful, can pose a threat when it replaces and weakens genuine human connection.Pope Leo participates in a discussion with participants at the National Catholic Youth Conference November 21, 2025.Credit: …
Don’t let AI do your homework, Pope Leo tells US youth
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Artificial intelligence may be a useful tool for learning, but don’t use it for your homework, Pope Leo told about 15,000 U.S. youth during a question-and-answer session on Friday. In a live video transmission from the Vatican to a national Catholic youth conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, Leo told the young people that AI is “becoming one of the defining features of our time.” “Using AI responsibly me…
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