Magnifica Humanitas
Magnifica Humanitas
On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence
by Pope Leo XIV
Foreword by Bishop Robert Barron
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Magnifica Humanitas is Pope Leo XIV’s bold and timely first encyclical, a sweeping meditation on artificial intelligence, human dignity, technology, war, labor, truth, and the future of civilization itself. Framing the modern world as a choice between the Tower of Babel and the rebuilding of Jerusalem, Pope Leo confronts the promises and perils of AI with spiritual depth, moral clarity, and prophetic urgency.
Drawing from Scripture, philosophy, and the rich tradition of Catholic social teaching, Magnifica Humanitas offers a compelling Christian vision of the human person in an age increasingly shaped by machines.
This special edition from Word on Fire includes a foreword by Bishop Robert Barron.
Details
Details
ISBN: 978-1-68578-418-8
Binding: Paperback
Page count: 192
Dimensions: 5 x 7 (in)
Thickness: 0.437 (in)
Made in: United States
Language: English
Release date: Jul 20, 2026
ISBN: 978-1-68578-418-8
Binding: Paperback
Page count: 192
Dimensions: 5 x 7 (in)
Thickness: 0.437 (in)
Made in: United States
Language: English
Release date: Jul 20, 2026
About the Author
About the Author
Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, was elected Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025. He is the 267th successor of Saint Peter, the first pope from the United States of America, and the first Augustinian pope in the history of the Church.
Bishop Robert Barron
Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and the host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking, award-winning documentary about the Catholic faith. On July 21, 2015, Pope Francis announced his appointment as Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and on June 2, 2022, he appointed Bishop Barron the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester (Minnesota). Ordained in 1986 in the Archdiocese of Chicago, Bishop Barron received a master’s degree in philosophy from The Catholic University of America in 1982 and a doctorate in sacred theology from the Institut Catholique de Paris in 1992.
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Table of Contents
“In the humble fidelity of daily life, even the era of AI can become a time in which the Holy Spirit brings about the civilization of love in our lives.”
About the Author
Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, was elected Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025. He is the 267th successor of Saint Peter, the first pope from the United States of America, and the first Augustinian pope in the history of the Church.
About the Foreword Author
Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and the host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking, award-winning documentary about the Catholic faith. On July 21, 2015, Pope Francis announced his appointment as Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and on June 2, 2022, he appointed Bishop Barron the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester (Minnesota). Ordained in 1986 in the Archdiocese of Chicago, Bishop Barron received a master’s degree in philosophy from The Catholic University of America in 1982 and a doctorate in sacred theology from the Institut Catholique de Paris in 1992.