The month of June is traditionally dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Last Thursday, June 11, the U.S. Bishops consecrated our country to Jesus' Sacred Heart. Timothy O’Malley, theology at the University of Notre Dame and associate director for research at its McGrath Institute for Church Life explains the consecration this way. “In the midst of a really perilous political situation operative right now, in the midst of war and violence and the terrors of AI, the Church thinks about existing in a particular country, existing in the United States. Her members now should really dedicate themselves anew to the merciful love of Christ.”

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On Monday, May 25, Pope Leo promulgated his first encyclical entitled, Magnifica Humanitas, Latin for magnificent humanity, where he addresses the need to safeguard human dignity and the common good in an era of artificial intelligence, and offers recommendations for its development and use toward that goal.

In presenting the encyclical, Pope Leo indicated that it had been born out of a process of listening — to experts developing AI, political leaders, parents, teachers, and people concerned about autonomous weapons and mass data gathering.

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