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Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on safeguarding the human person in the time of Artificial Intelligence.
- Pope Leo's 42,000 word Encyclical, Magnifica Humantas, presented Monday, May 25, 2026.
- Audiobook read by real human persons
- markdown version for:
- adding notes or
- viewing markdown locally
The Unabridged Merriam-Webster definition of encyclical:
encyclical: an encyclical letter (as sent by a bishop of high church official) that treats a matter of grave or timely importance and is intended for extensive circulation specifically : such a letter issued by a pope
- Full Presentation with Distinguished Speakers (VIDEO and markdown transcript)
- Short movie at the Presentation's start (VIDEO and markdown notes)
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- Editorial by Andrea Tornielli, Editorial Director of the Vatican News
- Excellent, light-weight, local markdown viewer and its PyPi link
- Two hour Presentation by Pope Leo and Distinguished Speakers of the Encyclical
- Official Magnifica Humanitas from the Vatican
- Another markdown version
- GitHub Search for Magnifica Humanitas
- This repo
- transcript
The Magnifica Humanitas is copyrighted by the Vatican:
Copyright © Dicastery for Communication - Libreria Editrice Vaticana