
The Pope draws a line between art and AI output
The Pope called for a renewed alliance between the Church and artists. Behind that appeal is 2,000 years of patronage.

French photographer JR recently spoke with Aleteia about his admiration for Pope Leo XIV, particularly his calls to resist the grip of artificial intelligence.

From freedom of the press to college basketball, Pope Leo weighs in on issues making headlines in the USA.

“I was trying to make some catchy jingles for a client when I wondered if I could create a song that would teach the faith — and do some apologetics — with these tools.”

Former AI researchers continue to raise the alarm, warning us that the AI race could have major consequences.

University of Mary, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Benedictine College, and University of Dallas weigh in on AI-use in education.

Standards are not the enemy of beauty — they are often its condition. The problem is beauty without search, the product without the process of finding.

We need to risk human unpleasantness rather than retreat to mechanized simplicity. Perhaps the first step is acknowledging that it often isn't very easy.

Speaking to international public administration scholars, the Pope called for ethical frameworks to govern AI — and warned that technology is concentrating in the hands of a few.

At a meeting on artificial intelligence and human dignity, the Pope called for robust legislation, protection of families, and resistance to "technological colonialism."

Six quotes from Global Nobel Laureates Assembly on how to address AI and warfare.

Pope Leo XIV sent a message to the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, urging a dialogue to address the loss of human agency in critical areas.

While eating with Spanish bishops, Pope Leo XIV shared a humorous story about asking AI for speech ideas, only for it to address his predecessor, Pope Francis.

Fr. Robert Spitzer brings Catholic educators the 7 things about artificial intelligence you need to know.

Given the widespread use of AI, we thought you might like to know that there are AI platforms specifically based on a Catholic worldview.

When AI delivers the answer before the question has fully formed, it doesn’t accelerate learning — it quietly extinguishes the desire to ask in the first place. Teachers, take note.

Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical weaves secular icons and modern thinkers into Catholic social teaching, drawing from an unexpected pool of 224 references.

AI cannot feel, love, or bear moral responsibility—but it can exclude, manipulate, and concentrate power. The Pope wants it governed, not just regulated.