The Vatican Has Said a Lot About Artificial Intelligence. A Primer Ahead of the Pope's Encyclical

Pope Leo’s first encyclical to focus on use of artificial intelligence

Public release of the document, expected to outline an ethics-based approach to the technology, may be a flashpoint between Leo and Washington

Pope creates artificial intelligence study group as Vatican prepares to release his first encyclical

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence, the Vatican said Saturday, as he gears up to release his first encyclical that is

Vatican and the AI Revolution: Balancing Ethics and Technology

The Vatican prepares to release Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, focusing on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence (AI). The document urges an approach that upholds human dignity, social relationships, and peace, addressing societal challenges similar to those during the Industrial Revolution. The Vatican emphasizes an ethics-based approach to integrating AI into society.

The Catholic Church’s response to AI

As anticipation builds for Pope Leo XIV's first papal encyclical, recent teachings reveal the contours of a Catholic approach to artificial intelligence. [...]

Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence is coming: Here’s what he has said on AI so far

Pope Leo has returned to the subject of AI again and again in speeches, messages and interviews since his election in May 2025.

Pope Leo warns against AI in war, tells students they are 'not an algorithm'

"This very spiritual malaise of many young people reminds us that we are not the sum of what we have, nor matter randomly assembled in a mute cosmos," the pope said May 14. "We are a desire, not an algorithm."