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news Mercopress 2026-05-26

Pope Francis calls for AI 'disarmament' and apologizes for Church's role in slavery

Pope Francis has released his first major doctrinal document, an encyclical calling for the 'disarming' of artificial intelligence due to its risks. The document also includes a strong apology for the Catholic Church's historical involvement in slavery.


<p> <img alt="He condemned the development of autonomous weapons and the growing delegation of human control over arms, arguing that it reduces the possibilities of qualifying a war as &#147;just&#148;" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110260/100x80/papa.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> Pope Leo XIV on Monday published the first major doctrinal document of his pontificate, an encyclical title...

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