The Diocese of Galle in southern Sri Lanka organized a one-day workshop titled “Rediscovering Humanity in the Age of AI” on June 6, bringing together young people, clergy, and religious to reflect on the opportunities and challenges posed by artificial intelligence.
A five-day media training workshop on the theme “Digital Missionaries of Hope” brought together Catholic communicators, diocesan media personnel, and young people from across Pakistan at the Catholic Youth Center in Ayubia, northern Pakistan, from June 1 to 5.
In this spirit, Pope Leo cites a reflection attributed to Gandalf in J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings, which emphasizes faithfulness in one’s own time and responsibilities rather than control over broader forces: “It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succor of those years wherein we are set.”
A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has warned that the increasing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) is contributing to a growing crisis of accompaniment, intimacy, and faith formation among young people, challenging the Church's mission of guiding the next generation.
The document calls for the need to “disarm technology,” freeing it from the control of Big Tech companies described as “more influential than governments.”
As the Catholic Church observed the 60th World Day of Social Communications on May 17, Leo XIV urged Catholics to ensure that technological progress and digital communication remain grounded in respect for human dignity and truth.
The Daughters of St. Paul organized a three-day workshop on artificial intelligence titled “Applied AI for Real Life: Tools, Skills & Safety” from May 8 to 10 at the Pauline Communication Centre in Mumbai, western India.
The Holy See has warned that renewed reliance on nuclear deterrence, the modernization of arsenals, and the growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into military systems are driving the world toward a more fragile and dangerous security environment.
A seminar on “Using Artificial Intelligence in the Mission and Ministries of the Church” was held on March 14 at the Daughters of St. Paul Provincialate in Bandra, Mumbai, western India, bringing together around 200 religious and lay faithful interested in the role of digital technology in pastoral work.
The 30th FABC-OSC Bishops’ Meet concluded on Dec 12 at St. Francis University, Hong Kong, with a call for the Church in Asia to respond wisely and pastorally to the rapid rise of artificial intelligence.
At the Bishops’ Meet 2025 currently underway in Hong Kong, Dr. Paolo Ruffini, Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication, delivered a deeply reflective and thought-provoking keynote address on the opportunities and challenges brought by artificial intelligence (AI).
Cardinal Stephen Chow of Hong Kong has urged Asian bishops and Church communicators to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly, calling it a “gift from God” that must be used for the good of humanity and the care of our common home.
At a time when Pope Leo has repeatedly urged global leaders to ensure that artificial intelligence serves the cause of human dignity and peace, the Office of Social Communications of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC-OSC) is organizing its 2025 Bishops’ Meet in Hong Kong with a renewed call to address the pastoral, ethical, and spiritual challenges posed by AI.
Medical professionals, ethicists, and Church leaders gathered in the Vatican from November 10 to 12 for an international conference titled “AI and Medicine: The Challenge of Human Dignity.”
We are all pilgrims, seekers journeying through the landscapes of life, searching for meaning, connection, and truth. Today, our pilgrimage extends beyond physical spaces into a new and vast terrain: the digital world.
For faith does not happen in the cloud. It happens on the ground where people still reach out to hold one another’s hands, whisper a prayer, and believe that even in an age of machines, the human heart remains the oldest, most sacred technology of all.
Pope Leo XIV has reminded medical professionals that while artificial intelligence (AI) can greatly assist in healthcare, it can never replace the essential human presence of a physician.
Even as Pope Leo XIV warned that the rapid development of artificial intelligence “raises deeper questions" on its use in forging a more authentic and human society, university lecturers and students in Singapore are grappling with potential pitfalls in its use in academia.
The Karnataka–Goa Province of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, in collaboration with the Diocesan Centre for Biblical Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, organized a Bible Symposium on the theme “Biblical Text in Its Context in the Digital and AI Age.”
