In its first official commentary as the Pope, Leo XIV on Saturday gave a powerful message to the College of Cardinals, warning that Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a serious new risk to human dignity. He asked the Catholic Church to respond to these challenges with moral clarity and bold action.
Speaking at the New Sinod Hall, the Pope said that the Catholic Church had faced similar moments before.
He compared the rapid AI technological changes of today’s rapid AI technological change of the 19th -century industrial revolution, saying that the church should again protect workers and promote justice.
Pope Leo XIV said, “Pop Leo XIII, with historical reliable Raram Novaram, addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution.” “Today, the church provides all its treasures of social teaching in response to the development of a more industrial revolution and artificial intelligence.”
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Pope Leo XIV meets the college of Cardinals in the new Dharm Sabha hall in Vatican on Saturday. (Vatican media through AP)
Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, is the first American to be elected Pope.
Head of the dickaster for a former missionary and bishop, he speaks English, Spanish and Italian and was seen as a widely integrated option after the death of Pope Francis. His decision to take the name “Leo” combines his mission with focus on the social justice of Pope Leo XIII.
Under the Pope Francis, the Vatican expanded his digital outreach. It restructured its media operations, began popular social media efforts and introduced moral guidelines for AI. “Rome Call for AI Ethics” is a joint initiative among church and tech leaders promoting transparency in AI development.
Pope Leo XIV clarified that he would continue this work. In his speech, he described AI as a powerful power that we see herself, society and even how we see ourselves. He emphasized that people should stay in the center, not profit.
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Pope Leo XIV meets the college of Cardinals in the new Dharm Sabha hall in Vatican on Saturday. (Vatican media through AP)
He said, “These are the gospel principles, through which the father’s kind face is detected and appears in a man made of son,” he said. “Let us raise this precious heritage and continue on the journey, inspired by the same hope that is born of faith.”
He urged the Catholics to be ready to live in a noise digital world in a calm prayer and discretion. He quoted the Holy Scripture to say that God is often not heard in thunder or spectacle, but in “The whisper of a gentle breeze” or “The Sound of Services Silence”.
The Pope also reflected on the recent death of Pope Francis. He said that moment both sad and filled with the grace of God. He described a new Pope as a “Passachal event” infection, thanked a type of spiritual turn point, and thanks to his predecessor for the life of service.
Pope Leo XIV meets the college of Cardinals in the new Dharm Sabha hall in Vatican on Saturday. (Vatican media through AP)
He said, “I would like to renew our entire commitment together today, which the Universal Church has now pursued for decades for decades for decades.” He also encouraged more listening, dialogue and care for the poor.
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As Vatican Media reported, the Pope’s comment “imprinted a vision of a church firmly in the tradition, but prepared to complete the future with courage,” especially in his response to those technologies that are resuming human identity.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
