Pope Leo’s first encyclical tackles artificial intelligence

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · May 25, 2026 · 72 words

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What to know about Pope Leo’s first encyclical tackles artificial intelligence

On Monday, Pope Leo XIV unveiled his broad vision for the relationship between artificial intelligence and humanity in his first encyclical, a major papal letter addressed to bishops of the Roman Catholic Church.

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The document was presented alongside Chris Olah from Anthropic, in what appeared to be an effort to encourage dialogue between AI researchers and wider society.

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FRANCE 24's correspondent in Rome, Hannah Roberts, has the details.

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Claim 1: “The document was presented alongside Chris Olah from Anthropic”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah was present and invited to speak at the presentation of the encyclical.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Magnifica humanitas (English: Magnificent Humanity) is the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV, concerned with "preserving the human person in the age of artificial intelligence". It was published on 25 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnifica_humanitas

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web search NEUTRAL — 21 hours ago ... ... pope to personally present an encyclical to the ... Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah is pictured ahead of Pope Leo XIV's presentation ...
https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-leo-anth…

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web search NEUTRAL — 18 hours ago ... ... in the time of artificial Intelligence." Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah was invited to speak at the presentation of the encyclical in the ...
https://www.anthropic.com/news/chris-olah-pope-leo-encyclica…

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Claim 2: “FRANCE 24's correspondent in Rome, Hannah Roberts, has the details”

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Two separate France 24 sources (a web article and a YouTube video) explicitly state that France 24's correspondent in Rome, Hannah Roberts, has the details of the story.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brothers of Italy (Italian: Fratelli d'Italia, FdI) is a national-conservative and right-wing populist political party in Italy, that is currently the country's ruling party. After becoming the larges…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Old Haleians, they being notable former students of Hale School, an Anglican Church school presently located in Wembley Downs, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, pronounced PREE-vohst; September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He is the first pope to have been born in the U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIV

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Claim 3: “Pope Leo XIV unveiled his broad vision for the relationship between artificial intelligence and humanity in his first encyclical”

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The claim is directly confirmed by Wikipedia, which identifies 'Magnifica humanitas' as the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV concerning the preservation of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence. This is further corroborated by multiple web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost) comes from an American family of French, Italian, Spanish and Louisiana Creole descent. The surname "Prevost" (originally "Prévost") is from an French cognat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 18 May 2025, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the inauguration Mass of his pontificate, formally known as the "Mass for the Beginning of the Petrine Ministry of the Bishop of Rome". The event was attended b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Pope_Leo_XIV

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