Magnifica Humanitas: On the Protection of Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence by Leo XIV

Magnifica Humanitas: On the Protection of Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence

Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, confronts the rise of artificial intelligence and digital power with...
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Author: Leo XIV
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Magnifica Humanitas: On the Protection of Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence by Leo XIV

Magnifica Humanitas: On the Protection of Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence

$20.46

Magnifica Humanitas: On the Protection of Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence

$20.46
Author: Leo XIV
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, confronts the rise of artificial intelligence and digital power with the Church's timeless wisdom, offering a bold Christian vision for safeguarding human dignity, truth, work, and peace in an age of algorithms and automation.

The document couples the computational mind of a pope who holds a mathematics degree from Villanova University with the values of his Augustinian roots. Leo proffers a cajoling, even quaint, argument: In an age of technological disrupters and a pursuit of limitless wealth and power by nations and individuals, the nonstop race for more, better and faster may undermine the fundamental messy beauty of being human. Leo frames the document as scripture come to life. Humanity, he writes, has a choice between two biblical stories. One, the Tower of Babel, in which humans try to ensure their dominance over everything and build to the sky. The other, of the Israelites' reconstruction of Jerusalem, which begins with fasting and prayer and emphasizes shared work and community.

MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS (The Grandeur of Humanity) offers a comprehensive moral and spiritual framework for navigating the age of AI. Drawing on the rich tradition of Catholic social doctrine-from Leo XIII to Francis-the encyclical explores the foundations of human dignity, the common good, subsidiarity, solidarity, and social justice as essential principles for discerning the ethical use of emerging technologies.



Author: Leo XIV
Publisher: Eternal Press
Published: 06/21/2026
Pages: 156
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9798256035884

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