Pope Leo XIV quotes The Lord of the Rings to warn about AI warfare, blending Tolkien’s wisdom with modern ethical concerns.

Pope Leo XIV just released his first encyclical — and it may be the most important Church document of our lifetime.

The Context Behind Pope Leo's Encyclical Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" focuses heavily on the rise of AI, the growing fear of dehumanization and the responsibilities humanity carries ...

The Pope invoked Gandalf, a wizard from The Lord of the Rings series, as he warned that AI was transforming the nature of war ...

(OSV News) -- "Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together." ...

In his first major teaching, Pope Leo calls to “disarm” AI, embrace human weakness and limitations.

In his debut encyclical, the first American pope calls on people, developers, and governments to ensure AI serves humanity ...

Pope Leo XIV warned Monday of a profound moral collapse driven by technology, war and a widening disregard for human life.

Pope Leo XIV warned against "a race for ever more powerful algorithms and larger datasets, driven by the desire to secure ...

It took a little over a year for Pope Leo XIV to write more than 42,000 words of his first encyclical, which deals with the ...

Lord of the Rings officially quoted in new letter from Pope Leo for his encyclical debut, titled Magnificent Humanity.

What do the Tower of Babel, the biblical figure Nehemiah, algorithms and realpolitik have in common? They’re all discussed – along with integral human development, the technocratic paradigm and ...