On May 25, 2026, the Catholic Church did something it has never done before. Pope Leo XIV issued a full papal encyclical on artificial intelligence. Not a commission report. Not a working group recommendation. Not a footnote buried in a document about the environment. It is a complete encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, addressed to the entire […] Source by ChurchTechToday.com | Resources for today’s church pastor and church tech teams Read More
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