The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic letter, Magnifica humanitas, will be released on 2026-05-25. The theme of the letter is the protection of humanity in the age of AI. The Pope signed the document on May 15, which reportedly marks the 135th anniversary of the release of Pope Leo XIII's apostolic letter Rerum novarum.
Pope Leo XIV to Release Apostolic Letter Magnifica humanitas on May 25 to Protect Humanity in the AI Era
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A presentation event will be held at the Vatican's Synod Hall at 11:30 AM on the same day. The Pope will attend, and Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and Cardinal Michael Czerny of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development will also take the stage.
From the field of AI, Christopher Olah, co-founder of Anthropic and head of AI interpretability research, will speak. Professor Anna Rowlands of Durham University and Leocadie Lushombo, Professor of Catholic Social Thought at Santa Clara University, will also participate.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State, will provide the summary remarks. Following this, Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to offer greetings and a blessing.
Source: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25（HN 294pt・235コメント） (HN Search (backfill), 2026-05-19)