Local Paulist Father Discusses Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ From His Experience With Artificial Intelligence
| 05/29/2026
By: Patrick Grady
On Monday, May 25, Pope Leo XIV released “Magnifica Humanitas,” his long-awaited encyclical focused on the need for safeguards to be put in place on artificial Intelligence before it begins replacing human thought.
The Good Newsroom spoke with local Paulist Father, member of the Builders Artificial Intelligence Forum, and author of the upcoming “Catholic Handbook for A.I.,” Fr. Ricky Manalo of St. Paul the Apostle Church, to hear his expert opinion about what was said in this encyclical.
Find out more about Fr. Ricky’s work with the Builders A.I. Forum (BAIF) here.
Learn more about his work at the Paulist Fathers here.
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Fr. Ricky Manalo is the author of the upcoming “Catholic Handbook for A.I.” and shared his thoughts on the pope’s new encyclical focused on A.I.
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Patrick Grady
| 05/29/2026
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Las Hermanas Dominicas de María, Madre de la Eucaristía, crearon el popular pódcast con sede en Míchigan “Dominican Sisters Open Mic”.
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Fernanda Pierorazio
| 05/29/2026
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