Opinion

AI Is the New Gilded Age. Pope Leo Has a Plan

By Nathan Schneider
Pope Leo XIV arrives for the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, May 27, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
May 28, 2026
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With the release of his encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas on May 25, 2026, Pope Leo XIV has signaled that he wants the church to respond to artificial intelligence much as a predecessor, Pope Leo XIII, responded to upheavals during the Industrial Revolution over a century ago.

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Pope Leo XIV arrives for the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, May 27, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo