Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical sets out the Church’s social teaching for the age of artificial intelligence. Read the complete document below.
Pope Leo XIV signed Magnifica Humanitas, the first encyclical of his pontificate, on May 15, 2026.
The document was formally released by the Holy See on May 25, 2026.
The encyclical develops the Churchʼs social teaching in light of artificial intelligence, situating new questions of human dignity, labor, and the common good within the tradition that runs from Rerum Novarum through Centesimus Annus and Laudato Si’.
Read the full encyclical as a PDF below.