Magnifica Humanitas
Inspired by Magnifica Humanitas
On the custody of the human person in the time of Artificial Intelligence
Promulgated: May 15, 2026
Published: May 25, 2026
© Vatican Media
The day the Church responded again
Leo XIV deliberately chose May 15: the same day on which, 135 years earlier, his predecessor Leo XIII had promulgated Rerum Novarum facing the first great industrial revolution. One hundred thirty-five years later, the Church responds again — now to the Artificial Intelligence revolution.
CROSS Olympiad was born in May 2025, one year before the encyclical's promulgation. Magnifica Humanitas did not found it — it confirmed it.
The five chapters = The five Pillars of CROSS
Chapter I
Gospel Pillar
Chapter II
Dignity Pillar
Chapter III
Greatness Pillar
Chapter IV
Stewardship Pillar
Chapter V
Love Pillar
Quotes to keep in the heart
“The first choice is not between a «yes» or a «no» to technology, but between building Babel or rebuilding Jerusalem.”
— Magnifica Humanitas, §9
“Technology is not neutral, because it takes on the face of whoever conceives it, finances it, regulates it, uses it.”
— Magnifica Humanitas, §9
“To each one corresponds his stretch of wall: scientists and researchers, entrepreneurs and workers, educators and legislators, civil society, popular movements, and communities of faith.”
— Magnifica Humanitas, §13
“To remain deeply human, lovingly safeguarding that magnificent humanity given to us and revealed in fullness in Christ, which no machine will ever replace in its splendor.”
— Magnifica Humanitas, §15
“The school is the privileged place where new generations are formed to inhabit the digital age with wisdom.”
— Magnifica Humanitas, Ch. IV
“In the humble fidelity of daily life, even the age of AI can become a time in which the Holy Spirit causes the civilization of love to mature within us.”
— Magnifica Humanitas, Conclusion
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Leo XIV Award
Award #26 of the CROSS Olympiad. Granted by the ecclesial representative to the project that best embodied the spirit of Magnifica Humanitas in the totality of the process.
