Magnifica Humanitas: Reflections on Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical on Artificial Intelligence
Members of the Creighton and Omaha communities are invited to participate in upcoming opportunities to explore the meaning and applications of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence," across two free campus events.
A Conversation on Pope Leo’s Encyclical: Magnifica Humanitas
Tuesday, Sept. 15, 7 p.m. CT
Harper Center, Ahmanson Ballroom
The Rev. Sam Sawyer, SJ, editor-in-chief of America Media, will discuss what Magnifica Humanitas says and why it is important, not only to the Catholic Church, but also to the greater world.
Joining Fr. Sawyer in that conversation will be Daniel DiLeo, PhD, associate professor of cultural and social studies and director of the Justice and Peace Studies Program, and Nicole Reibe, PhD, assistant professor of theology. Michael Paulus Jr., MLIS, DMIN, University librarian and executive director of the Institute for Adaptive Intelligence, will moderate the discussion.
The event will begin at 7 p.m. CT in the Harper Center’s Ahmanson Ballroom, located at 602 N. 20th St, Omaha, NE 68178. The event is open to the public, and registration is requested.
Building Our Common Life: Magnifica Humanitas and Five Frameworks for Catholic Discernment
Monday, Sept. 21, 5 to 6:30 p.m. CT
Harper Center, Ahmanson Ballroom C
Join the Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society, the Amelia B. and Emil G. Graff Chair in Theological Studies and the Institute for Adaptive Intelligence on Monday, Sept. 21, to continue the conversation around Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas and the implications of artificial intelligence for faith and Catholicism.
The co-sponsors will welcome the Rev. Ricky Manalo, CSP, PhD, a Paulist priest, pastoral theologian and composer residing at St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York City, for a lecture, titled “Building Our Common Life: Magnifica Humanitas and Five Frameworks for Catholic Discernment.”
In this presentation, Fr. Manalo will trace the Catholic Church’s growing engagement with artificial intelligence, culminating in Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas. He will explore the encyclical’s central question: What kind of common life are our technologies helping us build?
The event will begin at 5 p.m. CT in the Harper Center’s Ahmanson Ballroom, located at 602 N. 20th St, Omaha, NE 68178. The event is open to the public and registration is not required.