VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo this week repudiated a major teaching used by the Catholic Church since at least the fifth century to evaluate when countries might be justified in waging wars, in a move experts said could have long-reaching impact for global powers. The disavowal of the doctrine came in the pope’s first major document, issued on Monday, which also urged global regulation of AI systems and made the clearest apology yet for the Catholic Church’s historic role in supporting transatlantic slavery.

In first major document, Pope Leo calls for governments to slow AI development with legal safeguards and oversight, rejects just war, theory and apologizes for the Catholic…

Pope Leo XIV’s AI manifesto urges ‘disarming’ artificial intelligence, condemns AI-directed weapons and warns of new forms of slavery and hidden exploitation.

Pope Leo urged governments to slow down and closely regulate the development of AI systems in his first major document, released on Monday, warning that they spread…

Pope Leo urged governments to slow down and closely regulate the development of AI systems in his first major document, released on Monday, warning that they spread…

Pontiff appeals to world leaders in lengthy document at Vatican event

Pope Leo XIV apologized for the Catholic Church's legitimization of slavery, saying it was "wound in Christian memory."

Pope Leo XIV issues an unprecedented apology for the Vatican's historical role in justifying slavery, calling the delay a "wound in Christian memory."

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Pope Leo XIV called for artificial intelligence to be more strictly regulated, warning that it can help spread misinformation and normalize war. He also issued an unprecedented…

He pointed out that significant control over digital systems, infrastructure, and data increasingly rests with major economic and technological actors rather than with states.

Pope Leo on Monday issued the clearest apology yet from a pontiff for the Catholic Church's role in slavery, acknowledging both its delay in condemning the practice and its…

Pope Leo XIV urged tighter AI regulation over misinformation and war risks, while apologizing for the church's role in slavery.

In his first encyclical, Leo urged governments to slow down and closely regulate AI, warning about some autonomous weapons systems.

Pope Leo XIV on Monday published the first major doctrinal document of his pontificate, an encyclical titled Magnifica Humanitas in which he calls for “disarming” artificial…

Pope Leo urged global “disarmament” of artificial intelligence through strict ethical controls to prevent harm and domination, also issuing an apology for the Church’s…

By Joshua McElweeVATICAN CITY, May 28 (Reuters) - Pope Leo this week repudiated a major teaching used by the Catholic Church since at least the fifth century to evaluate when…

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo this week repudiated a major teaching used by the Catholic Church since at least the fifth century to evaluate when countries might be justified in waging…

"The 'just war' theory which has all too often been used to justify any kind of war, is now outdated," wrote Pope Leo in the encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas" (Magnificent…

The theory has ‘all too often’ been used to justify conflict, the pontiff says

Pope Leo this week upended a long-standing Catholic teaching used since at least the fifth century to assess when war may be considered justified, a move...