Pope Leo XIV issues AI encyclical 'Magnifica Humanitas'
Pope Leo XIV issued the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas on May 25, 2026, at the Vatican, presenting the Church's moral guidance on artificial intelligence and affirming human dignity as the guiding principle. The pope personally launched the encyclical in a Vatican ceremony, the first time a pontiff has personally unveiled a papal encyclical, and he was joined by an Anthropic co-founder. Magnifica Humanitas lays out ethical principles for AI development and deployment, calling for safeguards to protect human dignity, work, and social cohesion. The document matters because it pairs the Vatican's moral authority with concrete demands that could shape government regulation, investor decisions, and tech company practices around AI worldwide.
THIS IS HUGE MORAL MOMENT… Pope Leo’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, is focused on AI ethics and regulation. And the Vatican chose to partner with Anthropic, currently in a major legal fight w/the Trump admin over AI safety and military use of its technology.
Christopher Webb262Anthropic has publicly resisted pressure around autonomous warfare systems and built its brand around AI safety and “constitutional AI.” The Catholic Church is signaling that AI is not just a tech issue. It’s a moral, political, and civilization-level fight now.
Lori 🇺🇦💩🐸👑24I work for Anthropic as a contractor. Proud of them. 👍
XV -No a la Guerra, No Wars19As an atheist, the Pope is just another political leader to me. And honestly? I like what I see
Elizabeth Johnson19This Unitarian-Universalist wishes to express her gratitude to Pope Leo for articulating well and clearly what so many of us believe -- our home, this Earth and our human family, in as many colors as a calico mama's litter of kittens.
Alexander Dent18"Artificial intelligence needs to be disarmed"
Bonnie Schwertner16If all Catholics were like this one, I maybe wouldn’t have left almost 50 years ago.
Nualaatpeace14This is great 👍 And I'm a lapsed Catholic. Go our Pope.
Michelle13Congress failed to regulate social media and brought us that dumpster fire that ushered in a demented megalomaniac and they will ignore the dangers of AI and the destruction these data centers will do to our environment.
Carl Wilson13“We cannot rule out the possibility that some leaders may consider armed conflict as an effective way of diverting attention from domestic problems and a cynical tool for managing difficulties," he stated. Gee, who would do something like that? 👀
MsMCleaners10So great to have such a contemporary pope!
Religion *is* politics10It’s very hard to disagree with this pope AI disregulation poses greater existential threats than nuclear winter ever did
kingcee.bsky.social10I have been recently saying that the use of AI and its data centers will be not just a moral issue but a moral one based on use of natural resources and it’s destruction of and inability to replace those recourses.
Margaret Newtown9I do believe there is a reason why we have an American Pope at this time in history.
DataDon'tLie9He seems to be taking this job seriously...
CatherineFromMA8I'm still not ready to go back to the Church, but this Pope gives me hope.
Sage’s Mom (NO DM’s)7Pope Leo is a perfect choice for this moment in history.
ANGEL - BadAss Resister5The simple fact he spoke in English is speaking to Trump.
Ruth Shaw5Apparently this Pope is tech savvy. And taking this stance via Anthropic 💯Loving this man.
QuikSilver4You are the stupidest human beings that have ever lived. bsky.app/profile/vexe...
Carol-Face-in-the-Crowd4One thing I really enjoy about this is the impact on the MAGA Catholics I know. They were in an uproar when their parish priest opposed this current senseless war. This should really get their knickers in a bunch.
Richard Bunyan4I’m not Catholic, I’m not a member of any church, I’m simply a follower of Jesus. I love this man, this Pope, who does well at bringing the teachings of Jesus to humanity.
PBWisco4Maybe we got the right Pope at the right time.
Rob Rasmussen3and this, "...the pursuit of greater profits cannot justify choices that systematically sacrifice jobs.”
Mseg263The Pope walks a fine line when he interjects faith with politics as I find acceptable in these challenging times. 🙏🏽
Nina Rodham Clinton3I love this Pope. 1) He actually acts like a Christian. 2) Hes not stuck in Year 1 AD. 3) He's very good at saying GFY to the Trmp fascists in Christian metaphor. Oh, and hes not clamoring for the second coming.
☾❃ 𝓗𝓾𝓶𝓪𝓷 🦋 𝓫𝓮𝓲𝓷𝓰 ❃☽3Coursera online has several Ai ethics and societal change courses that I highly recommend. The university of Lund Ai course was extraordinarily informative and cited examples of the biases in using ai for policing. I was shocked this info isn’t being widely promoted but tech bros gonna bury it
ANGEL - BadAss Resister2Thank you Pope Leo. Balaji quit OPEN AI and spoke to NYT about how OpenAI was going to violate copyright laws and would harm society. Trump signed an EO to "not" regulate AI for 10 years. Balaji is dead! It was ruled a suicide. His parents disagree.
NG2AI is little more than corporate plagiarism. AI algorithms are tools which the Epstein Class will use to place a stranglehold on any form of freedom which curbs their power, wealth & excesses. Sales and use of AI should be heavily taxed to compensate for theft of intellectual property and damages.
Duke of Jupiter - I'll Drink to You2That's the AI I use for my daily stuff, as soon as they stood up to that microprick Kegseth, they had my business. Fuck Elon and the others.
johnnyfreeusa2Chris we are at a crossroads in the history of mankind. They say AI will do more to change how we live than anything since fire. The Pope is extremely concerned about losing our humanity. People are becoming more isolated choosing to interact with AI chatbots over other people. We need oversight.
Tenaj Yecal2🤦♀️ DO NOT TRUST ANTHROPIC TO POLICE ITSELF It hasn’t It didn’t It won’t and It’s still not going to #Hypocrites
kellinix 💖 ⭐️2This made my Monday. So glad for his voice in the present moment.
In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV called for artificial intelligence “to be disarmed,” a word choice he called “strong” but “deliberately chosen.” “This moment needs words capable of attracting attention,” Leo said.
PBS News34Leo’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” has been highly anticipated since early in his papacy, when he declared AI the biggest challenge facing humanity. An encyclical in Catholicism is a letter written by the pope to the church, often detailing matters of morality and social issues.
Pope Leo is a thinker about humanity , not men, not women, but humanity. This atheist supports Leo in his fight against power for its own ends.
KellieLV7I agree with the Pope and I'm not Christian.
The Last Bubble Rises3Never thought I would agree with a pope on anything. On AI, Pope Leo is 💯 correct! AI must be regulated!
Karmageddon2Leo is what a real leader looks and sounds like and I'm so glad he's with us at this moment. I'm not a Catholic, but I am a born and bred Chicagoan.
In Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo apologizes for the Doctrine of Discovery, which sanctioned colonialism & slavery, to talk about AI. Here, I thought I went off the rails in Data Empire, where I insist the Doctrine of Discovery is critical to the history of data’s power www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
Roopika Risam168When the Pope scoops the last few pages of your book… “Today, however, the main drivers of development are private, often transnational, parties that are endowed with resources and the capacity to intervene that surpass those of many Governments…” +
24,805 words3Just made me a presale.
In leaked audio recordings, Peter Thiel revealed he told JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral issues, including the development of ethical AI. Calling Leo XIV the “woke American pope,” he also suggested the American pope was a tool of the Antichrist. www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/new-jd-van...
Paul Eric35Now, Pope Leo XIV is releasing what’s expected to be an historic encyclical addressing AI tomorrow morning.
womaninterrupted.bsky.social26You know who would say that? The Antichrist.
Dr Eric Farmer20What a time to be alive. Billionaires calling the Pope 'woke' and extremist Republicans hiding behind fake Christian beliefs.
sootie123.bsky.social16Isn’t Peter Thiel JD Vance’s employer?
Undinium 👽🛸🖖🇬🇱🇺🇦15Thiel and his cronies need a thorough exorcism. The vatican should send out their troops again.
turn-left.bsky.social9Thiel is next level psycho.
OniTetsuo👹✊9Projection. Thiel checks all the boxes of the Antichrist except charisma.
Louise8I'm team Leo all the way.
Tia Goode 🇺🇸🇨🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇮🇱🇵🇸🇺🇦7...and Peter is the tool of Satan! 🤣🤣
🧚♂️7For some reason anytime Thiel's name is mentioned my mind says - "Spastic colon" 😇🇦🇺
Travis6Yea....if ANYONE is the Anti-Christ, it's Peter himself.
🖇️Patty_M575...and from the midwest land of Chicago, Il.
Auntie Po'kchop5Calling Papa Vatican the AntiChrist while Krasnov, Putin & Bibi still breathe takes some audacity.
Jane 🇦🇺 🫶🌻4So thiel was offering to surrender his title?????
rotavator-deluxe.bsky.social4That's what the antichrist would say.
jackfuckingbauer.bsky.social3Meanwhile my catholic brother doesn't understand the pope is in charge of his church. Gotta attack simple people with simple words to have any effect in this cult stuff...
Neil Davo Davies3The biggest antichrist I see is the fascists that work for Palantir and its owners, a right bunch of Adolfs.
Old Butstillkicken2Peter Thiel is a bad stain on humanity!
ncst8pe2Top donor is a weird way to say owner
White Cougar2We Need to be aWOKEn - we were sleeping behind the wheel of democracy if we’re too long. Wake TF Up
A capitalist take (from this Wharton grad) on "Magnifica Humanitas." Pope Leo XIV’s superb new encyclical is the most cogent Catholic critique of capitalism that I have ever read. www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...
Maggie's Farm6Here is the full text. 1) Leo is a good writer. 2) It's philosophical. You don't have to be religious to appreciate what he is saying, the warnings, his calls for love and humanity. 3) It's brave. He knows we face grave threats from creeping authoritarianism. www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
Lily Fiore4Please share this with Cardinal Dolan and Bishop Barron.
