Leo XIV’s first encyclical letter…

Antipope Leo XIV

ENCYCLICAL MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS

On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence

May 15, 2026

The Vatican’s infinite text factory has just released another whopper of a document: Robert Prevost (a.k.a. ‘Pope Leo XIV’) has released his first Encyclical Letter. It is entitled Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”).

In its English version, Magnifica Humanitas has 42,088 words. It consists of five chapters, an introduction, and a conclusion. The text includes a total of 245 numbered paragraphs, and it has 224 footnotes.

The Vatican has made the text of Magnifica Humanitas available in sundry languages, of which we make the following available as direct links:

Highlights of the encyclical letter’s contents are also available:

The following is a list of links with initial coverage, summaries, background, and commentary on Magnifica Humanitas, as well as related news, by sources of various stripes:

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“God Himself will come and will save you.” (Isaias 35:4)

Dear Readers, Friends, and Supporters of Novus Ordo Watch:

An eventful year is coming to a close. It was a year that saw one of the greatest apostates of history go to his particular judgment. It was a year that saw his successor continue in his footsteps and double down doctrinally while keeping a pleasant and aesthetically-pleasing outward appearance.

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