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The Vatican Takes On AI

July 2, 2026·51 min·7-min readinterviewculture
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The Catholic Church, under Pope Leo XIV and advised by figures like Father Paolo Benanti, is reasserting its moral authority by engaging with AI not as a threat to faith, but as a profound societal transformation requiring ethical guardrails, global dialogue, and protection of the vulnera

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Father Paolo Benanti

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Kara SwisherFather Paolo BenantiPope Leo XIVPope FrancisPeter ThielJoshua BengioRamon LlullGottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJ.D. Vance

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Magnificent Humanityby Pope Leo XIVRerum Novarumby Pope Leo XIII

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Artificial IntelligenceEthicsGlobal NewsLong Form JournalismPhilosophyTech Industry

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