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Encyclical Letter on safeguarding the human person in the age of artificial intelligence

Papa Leone XIV · 15 May 2026 at 02:00

Editorial summary

Leo XIV's first encyclical, signed on the 135th anniversary of Rerum novarum and published on 25 May 2026. It addresses artificial intelligence in the light of social teaching: human dignity, the technocratic paradigm, accountability, independent oversight and concentration of power.

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