Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25

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Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas to be published May 25

Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, on preserving the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, will be released on May 25, 2026. The document bears the Pope’s signature dated May 15, the 135th anniversary of the publication of Pope Leo III’s encyclical Rerum novarum.

Presentation details

• Date & time: May 25, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.
• Location: Vatican’s Synod Hall

Speakers

• Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
• Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
• Professor Anna Rowlands, theologian and professor at Durham University (United Kingdom)
• Christopher Olah, co‑founder of Anthropic (USA) and head of research on the interpretability of artificial intelligence
• Professor Leocadie Lushombo, I.T., professor of political theology and Catholic social thought at the Jesuit School of Theology / Santa Clara University (USA)

Closing remarks

Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin will offer closing remarks, followed by an address and blessing by Pope Leo XIV.