16-05-2025
AI poses new moral questions. Pope Leo says the Catholic Church has answers.
Artificial Intelligence might not seem like an obvious focus for a new pope taking over the world's largest Christian church. AI is developing faster than most people can keep track. The church measures change in centuries.
But Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected pontiff, has established AI as an early focus of his papacy, raising the topic repeatedly in public remarks, including those explaining why he took the name Leo. He has signaled that the church is poised to mount a spiritual response to the challenges posed by AI for human justice and dignity.
