Magnifica Humanitas: Encyclical on Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence by Prevost, Robert

"A defense of human dignity in the era of A.I. . . . including a dramatic plea for guardrails to ensure that artificial intelligence eases -- rather than exacerbates -- inequality and poverty." -- The Washington Post

A stirring call for humanity vs machines issued by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church . . .

Artificial intelligence encroaches on our lives more insidiously by the day, bent on destroying everything that makes us human. In the first encyclical of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV makes a ringing defense of the value of human life, thought, and expression. A bold statement of faith and values, the Pope's manifesto immediately becomes an essential document of our time.

Author: Robert Prevost
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Published: 08/18/2026
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781685893095

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2026

About the Author
Born Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV has been Pope of the Catholic Church since May 8, 2025, when he became the 267th pontiff. He is the first Pope to be born in the United States, and the first from the Order of Saint Augustine. He chose the name Leo in honor of Pope Leo XIII (who was pope from 1878-1903), who was a champion of labor rights. Leo joined the Order of Saint Augustine as a friar in 1977, and was ordained a priest in 1982. After extensive missionary work in Peru, he became a bishop and also a naturalized citizen of Peru. He was named a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2023.