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Pope Leo XIV again called on the international community to assist the people of Gaza, saying that human rights must be respected “for everyone.”

Pope Leo XIV questioned the Catholic teaching of just war theory in modern warfare and wrote about slavery in an unprecedented way.

Pope Leo called for measures to ensure an economy that “favors human dignity,” first and foremost through transparency and accountability.

In his new encyclical on artificial intelligence, Pope Leo XIV took aim at the normalization of war, made more dangerous by a digital revolution.

Speaking after the promulgation of “Magnifica Humanitas,” the pope explained that he had consulted with scientists, engineers, policymakers, educators and parents as he was working on the encyclical.

A May 25 presentation coincided with the Vatican’s release of Pope Leo’s first encyclical on safeguarding the human person in the age of artificial intelligence.

“Today is just the beginning, the start of a long collaboration between those of us who are building this and those who can see what we, from inside, cannot.”

What does it mean to safeguard our humanity? That question is at the heart of “Magnifica Humanitas.”

What is “Magnifica Humanitas” about? Here are 10 quotes that provide a glimpse into what the encyclical contains.

Pope Leo XIV’s widely anticipated encyclical on artificial intelligence is here, and it offers a clear path forward to one of the most pressing challenges of our age.