Why Pope Leo’s new encyclical quotes Gandalf: Literary images of hope and faith in ‘Magnifica Humanitas’
Throughout “Magnifica Humanitas,” the two images used to represent the choice before us are of the Tower of Babel and Nehemiah’s slow reconstruction of Jerusalem. You can guess which one our Augustinian pope prefers—along with folks like J. R. R. Tolkien.
Pope Leo issues plea for Gaza assistance
“I would like to renew my appeal to all authorities to assist the people of Gaza. To help them now to begin to rebuild because the people are truly still suffering.”
How language connects (or fails) us: A Pentecost story
In the spirit of Pentecost, I want to tell you a story about language—and about mistakes.
Bringing your full (wounded) self to ministry
If seen in the light of God’s grace, our wounds can humble us, help remove a sense of arrogance and, above all, make us more sensitive to others who struggle.
Pope Leo XIV likely to visit Argentina, Uruguay and Peru this year
Catholic leaders in Peru—where Pope Leo, a naturalized Peruvian citizen, served as a missionary and bishop—have already voiced their expectations of a papal visit to South America.
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for the Catholic Church’s role in legitimizing slavery
Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”
In ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ Pope Leo delivers on a people-first vision for AI
Leo’s answer is clear: A person’s dignity does not depend on what they can ‘achieve or produce.’
AI is biased toward Catholicism, researchers say
Most popular artificial intelligence models are biased toward Catholicism and against a number of other religious traditions when asked about converting to a faith, according to new research assembled by a group of religious colleges.
A capitalist (priest) reads ‘Magnifica Humanitas’
Pope Leo XIV’s superb new encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” is the most cogent Catholic critique of capitalism that I have ever read.
A.I., human dignity and peace: What you need to know about Pope Leo’s first encyclical
Leo stresses that, for all of us, the ethics of A.I. cannot be simplified into “good use of A.I. is good, evil use of A.I. is evil”—A.I. is not, he says, a morally neutral tool, but “embodies choices and priorities through what it measures, ignores and optimizes, and how it classifies people and situations.”
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