Friday May 22nd 2026 Established 1905 27 Brickdam, Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana Year 121, No. 19
Pope Leo XIV to publish encyclical at the Vatican press conference to mark the publication of the social encyclical, along with a tech founder from one of the world’s fastest growing AI companies.
Anthropic co-founder, theologian, cardinals to speak at panel for encyclical’s May 25 release
Pope Leo XIV signs his first apostolic exhortation, "Dilexi Te" ("I Have Loved You"), in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Oct. 4, 2025. His first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," addressing artificial intelligence and the protection of human dignity, will be published May 25, 2026, the Vatican announced May 18. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” will be published May 25, addressing artificial intelligence and the protection of human dignity, the Vatican has announced. The encyclical, the title of which is Latin for “Magnificent Humanity,”
was signed by the pope on May 15, the 135th anniversary of “Rerum Novarum,” Pope Leo XIII’s foundational 1891 social encyclical on labor and capital written during the first Industrial Revolution. In an unprecedented first, Pope Leo XIV will be present in person
Christopher Olah, co-founder of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, which developed the AI large language model (LLM) named Claude, will speak on a panel presenting the document at the Vatican’s Synod Hall on May 25 at 11:30 a.m local time. Also joining the panel will be Anna Rowlands, a British theologian specializing in Catholic social teaching who helped organize the Synod on Synodality, and Léocadie Lushombo, a professor of theological ethics at the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University. Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Integral Human Development, will also(please turn to page 12)
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Bishop’s Engagements Sunday May 24th Feast of Pentecost 07:30hrs – Mass at Cathedral (Sacrament of Confirmation) 11:00hrs - Mass at Our Lady of Fatima ( Sacrament of Confirmation) Mon. May 25th 06:30hrs – Mass at Ursuline Convent
Tuesday May 26th 10:00hrs – Synod Session 14:00hrs – Meet with Jesuit visitors Sun. June 7th 8:00hrs – Mass at Sacred Heart
Francis Alleyne OSB