Vance ‘looking forward to reading’ Pope Leo’s AI encyclical May 19, 2026By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Vice President JD Vance said May 19 during a press briefing at the White House that he is “looking forward to reading” Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” addressing artificial intelligence.
AI cannot replace humanity, conscience, truth, Irish archbishop says May 19, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, World News Advancements in artificial intelligence can provide surface-level solutions, but in the age of manipulated images and manufactured creativity, it can never replace human beings created in the image and likeness of God, said Irish Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh.
Pope Leo XIV to publish encyclical on artificial intelligence May 25 May 18, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” will be published May 25, addressing artificial intelligence and the protection of human dignity, the Vatican has announced.
Pope approves creation of interdicasterial commission on AI May 16, 2026By Isabella H. de Carvalho OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV approved the creation of an Interdicasterial Commission on Artificial Intelligence in a rescript released May 16. The rescript was signed by Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Bishop Varden on hope, AI, patience — and not weaponizing Christianity May 11, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News During his May 7 visit to St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim, Norway, a member of the Trappist monastic order, sat down with OSV News to share his insights on Christian hope, the dangers of AI and weaponizing the Christian faith, and the need for patience in the spiritual life.
Pope Leo tells African students AI revolution risks changing ‘our very relationship with truth’ April 18, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has warned that the rise of artificial intelligence threatens to change humanity’s relationship with truth, calling on Catholic universities to help form leaders capable of navigating an increasingly digital world with integrity and discernment.
ANALYSIS: Deepfake popes and bishops abound: Here’s how Church can push back ‘AI attack’ on truth April 11, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, World News The scene in the video shared over Instagram is charged with confrontation — bulletproof-vested and masked U.S. immigration agents, some of them with egg-spatter on them, are confronted by a silver-haired Catholic bishop on the steps of a Gothic-looking church.
Can AI be a tool for virtue? Catholics grapple with Anthropic’s claim of virtuous AI March 14, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: AI, News, Vatican, World News In a room full of Dominican friars and Catholic philosophy professors, a priest and AI researcher read aloud excerpts pertaining to ethics from the guiding “constitution” of one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent artificial intelligence companies, drawing laughter from the audience of Thomists.
Just war theory in the age of AI weapons and the ‘Department of War’ March 12, 2026By Charles C. Camosy OSV News Filed Under: AI, Commentary, Conflict in the Middle East What does the Catholic Church have to say about war? How does the concept of a “just war” which has roots in St. Augustine’s writings relate to modern warfare? And what does a discussion of the ethics of war look like with modern weaponry, including weapons made with artificial intelligence?
‘Underbelly of the AI industry’: Panel explores data centers’ ecological, economic impacts March 6, 2026By Kurt Jensen OSV News Filed Under: AI, Environment, News, World News The explosion of massive data centers to handle the increasing generative demands of artificial intelligence have placed high demands on both power and the water used in cooling systems — millions of gallons per day — and low-income communities have typically endured the brunt of the air pollution they create. This was the topic of a March 5 webinar, “The Growing Impacts of Data Centers on Our Neighbors and God’s Creation,” hosted by the Washington-based Catholic Climate Covenant.
Pope Leo XIV tells priests not to use AI to write homilies or seek likes on TikTok February 23, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: AI, Feature, News, social media, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has urged priests to not to use artificial intelligence to write their homilies or to seek “likes” on social media platforms like TikTok.
Lt. Gov. Miller, college leaders seek student feedback on AI at St. Frances Academy forum February 20, 2026By Katie V. Jones Catholic Review Filed Under: AI, Feature, Local News, News, Schools St. Frances Academy in Baltimore hosted Maryland’s “AI Future: Education, Equity and the Emerging Workforce” students’ town hall event with Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller and a panel of college presidents Feb. 20.
