The digital world is noisy. Messages, notifications, emails, social media posts and phone calls follow us throughout the day, often demanding an immediate response.
Pope Leo makes it abundantly clear, "We need faces and voices to speak for people again. We need to cherish the gift of communication as the deepest truth of humanity, to which all technological innovation should also be oriented".
In a pressing appeal to the global community, Pope Leo XIV has warned that the rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence must not come at the cost of human uniqueness, urging the faithful and civil society to protect "human voices and faces" from digital erosion.
Pope Leo XIV has chosen “Preserving human voices and faces” as the theme for the 60th World Day of Social Communications, which will be observed on May 17, 2026.
