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The Importance of Pope Leo’s First Encyclical, by Phil Lawler  – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Image by Grok. "New encyclical by Pope Leo XIV "Magnifica Humanitas" - On AI"

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture, May 19, 2026

Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is also the lead news analyst at CatholicCulture.org. See full bio.

 

On May 8, the anniversary of the election of Pope Leo XIV, the internet was packed with commentary about how much we now know (or don’t know) about the new Pope’s pastoral plans. I refrained from joining in analysis, because frankly I still have questions about what this pontificate will bring. Next week we’ll know much more.

Coincidentally it was on May 18, the anniversary of Leo’s installation* as Roman Pontiff, that the Vatican announced the Pope’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on artificial intelligence (AI), will be released on May 25. An encyclical’s publication is always a major event, and a Pontiff’s first effort deserves special notice. But in this case particularly so, for several reasons: ….

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