Address
Address to the International Catholic Legislators Network
- Date:
- August 21, 2026
- Type:
- Address
- Location:
- Vatican
- Audience:
- Catholic parliamentarians from many countries
- Original language:
- EN
Summary
Pope Leo XIV urged lawmakers to legislate for human rights and human dignity, and warned that artificial intelligence must never be allowed to erode the family, which he called the 'first school of humanity'.
Key points
- Law should protect human rights and human dignity above efficiency.
- The family is the 'first school of humanity' and must be defended in an age of AI.
- Technology policy is a moral responsibility, not only a technical one.
Important quotes
the family… the first school of humanity
Context
One of several 2026 interventions extending the argument of his encyclical Magnifica humanitas into concrete policy.
Sources
- Official sourceVatican News — Vatican News — Dicastery for Communication · Official Vatican news service
- Primary sourceVatican.va (Holy See) — Leo XIV — official texts, homilies, speeches and documents · Primary / official full texts
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