The pope warned that conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran illustrate the "inhuman evolution" of war and technology. His first encyclical on AI and human dignity is expected within weeks.

Leo called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine during a visit to Europe’s largest university, Rome’s La Sapienza.

The Vatican is preparing to release Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical in the coming weeks. The document is expected to address artificial intelligence and insist on an ethics-based…