In Our Image
For the inaugural entry in a series on religion and AI, a biblical scholar and ethicist considers what the Christian tradition has to offer this topic — not as a set of answers, but as a way of asking better questions.
In His First Encyclical, Pope Leo XIV Says AI Must Serve Humanity, Not the Powerful Few
In ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ Leo's 83-page manifesto on AI, the pope tackles the social, economic, and political challenges associated with artificial intelligence.
Interrupting Worship for a Candidate
This issue of A Public Witness heads down to Georgia to consider the devil in the details of the race to determine who will be the next Republican nominee for governor.
Unsettling Advent 2025, Day 22
The cruel spectacle churns on for now, but Advent prepares us to see anew that there are countless ordinary acts of love happening quietly, out of sight, more than you and I will ever know.
Trump Draws Criticism With AI Image of Himself As the Pope Ahead of the Papal Conclave
While Trump attended Francis’s funeral, he and JD Vance have clashed with U.S. bishops in general and Francis in particular over the administration’s hard line stance on immigration and its efforts to deport migrants en masse.
Meet Cathy, the New AI Chatbot and Episcopal Church Expert
Unlike many of her religious AI predecessors, Cathy isn’t posing as a pastor or guru but a virtual guide.
In Hiroshima, the Vatican Joined Religious Leaders to Change the Narrative on AI
Muslims, Jews, Christians, and religious leaders from Eastern traditions gathered to call for an ethical use of artificial intelligence.
Pope Francis Becomes First Pontiff to Address a G7 Summit, Raises Alarm About AI
He offered an ethical take on an issue that is increasingly on the agenda of international summits, government policy, and corporate boards alike.
Pope, Once a Victim of AI-Generated Imagery, Calls for Treaty To Regulate Artificial Intelligence
Francis added his voice to increasing calls for binding, global regulation of AI in his annual message for the World Day of Peace, which the Catholic Church celebrates each Jan. 1.
Vatican Presses World Leaders at UN to Work on Rules for Lethal Autonomous Weapons
AI is a growing interest for the U.N., as for national governments, multinational groups, tech companies, and others.
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