Vatican News reported Friday that Pope Leo XIV is urging the Catholic Church to help shape the future of artificial intelligence while promoting what he called a “restored trust in technology.”
Speaking during the Vatican’s International Conference on Artificial Intelligence titled “Preserving human faces and voices,” Pope Leo said the Church must help direct how AI and digital technologies are used across society.
“This desire for everyone ‘to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth’ must therefore inform not only our decisions and actions, but also the use and direction given to media, digital technology, and artificial intelligence,” the Pope said, according to Vatican News.
He also warned against “unbridled implementation of technology at the expense of human dignity,” saying such systems can exploit humanity’s deep need for relationships and connection.
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The Vatican is now positioning itself as a voice in the rapidly expanding global conversation surrounding AI ethics, digital systems and the future of humanity itself. Pope Leo called the AI age “an essential theme for the Church” and urged leaders to work with educators to strengthen AI literacy and critical thinking among young people.
“We must therefore help them to encounter the living Christ and teach them to integrate the use of technology within a holistic Christian lifestyle,” he said, according to Vatican News.
As artificial intelligence advances at breathtaking speed, more people are carefully watching how governments, corporations, financial systems and religious institutions are increasingly embracing interconnected digital infrastructure.
The Bible’s warnings about global control systems in the last days are impossible for many of us to ignore.
Revelation 13:16-17 describes a future system in which no one may “buy or sell” without authorization connected to the Beast system. Revelation 13 also describes a global system of influence, economic control and deception unlike anything the world had previously seen.
AI-driven surveillance, biometric systems, digital currencies and centralized communication platforms continue moving the world toward systems that resemble the kind of global infrastructure described in Scripture.
Jesus warned in Matthew 24:4 to “take heed that no one deceives you,” while Revelation 13:14 warns of a coming deception that will mislead the world.
Pope Leo closed his remarks by expressing hope “that these reflections lead to a restored trust in technology as a fruit of the genius of the human person in harmony with God’s creative design.”
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence continues raising serious spiritual questions about discernment, dependence on technology and the direction of an increasingly connected world system.
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a journalism background from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and at the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
