Paolo Carozza provides insight on Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica humanitas


Author: Notre Dame Law School

Paolo Carozza

On Monday (May 25), Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas (Magnificent humanity), which provides moral guidance to bishops, clergy and the faithful on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence (AI).

The encyclical was officially signed on May 15, the 135th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII’s encyclical responding to the industrial revolution, Rerum novarum.

Notre Dame Law Professor Paolo Carozza provided commentary to several news outlets about the historic document.

He also participated in the “Magnifica Humanitas: Human Dignity in the Age of AI” Flash Panel hosted by Notre Dame's de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture. Watch it here:

You can find all of the outlets that featured quotes from Professor Carozza and live broadcast interviews below.

AI Insider: Pope Leo XIV’s First Encyclical Warns AI Power Concentration Threatens Democracy and Human Dignity

The Associated Press: Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto

Beliefnet: Pope Leo XIV Warns AI Could Threaten Humanity Without Strong Moral Limits

Bitcoin World: The Pope’s AI Encyclical Isn’t Really About AI — It’s About Power

CNBC: Trump officials split over Pope Leo’s AI warning as Vatican feud enters new front

CNN: 'We cannot consider AI to be morally neutral': In warning to world, Pope Leo calls for regulation of artificial intelligence

CNN International: Pope Leo to present first encyclical letter as Pontiff

Conversations with Consequences Podcast: Ep. 372 Msgr. Jason Gray on Fulton Sheen's Upcoming Beatification & Paolo Carozza Unpacks Pope Leo's AI Encyclical

EWTN News: What to Expect from Pope Leo XIV’s First Encyclical on AI

EWTN News: Educators weigh benefits and challenges of AI in the classroom

EWTN Great Britain: ‘A Hopeful Document’: Catholic Thinkers on AI Assess ‘Magnifica Humanitas’

Morning Honey: Subtle Dig at Trump? Pope Leo XIV Calls for Strict AI Regulation in First Encyclical

National Catholic Reporter: Catholic leaders weigh in on pope's AI encyclical, say it will take time to fully unpack

National Catholic Register: Can Pope Leo help stop the 'AI Arms Race?"

National Catholic Register: Human Dignity and Human Frailty at the Heart of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’

Newsweek: Pope Leo XIV’s AI Encyclical: Can Holy Father Influence Regulations?

Notre Dame News: Notre Dame experts respond to Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica humanitas

OSV News: Pope Leo's new encyclical offers hope, call to shared moral discernment, says experts

PBS News Hour: Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity

TechCrunch: The pope’s AI encyclical isn’t really about AI

The Globe and Mail: The Pope stirs hope for an AI backlash

The Guardian: Anthropic’s alliance with pope on AI harms: all in good faith or ‘Vatican-washing?’

The Tablet: View from Rome

The Washington Post: Pope elevates AI ethics to a religious imperative with first encyclical

USA Today: I asked AI about Pope Leo XIV's criticism and it is big mad 

USA Today: 'Profound, prophetic': Pope Leo warns of AI's dehumanizing effects

What’s Trending: Pope Leo XIV Wrote a 42000 Word Manifesto Declaring War on AI

WNDU: Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity