'Pope Leo XIV rejects relegating faith to the private sphere, calling for a Church that is both humble and visible'
- Posted on May 28, 2026
- By Le Monde
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'Pope Leo XIV rejects relegating faith to the private sphere, calling for a Church that is both humble and visible'
OP-ED. In an op-ed for Le Monde, Catholicism specialist Philippe Portier observes that the pope's encyclical extends previous papal concerns about the consequences of technological progress, this time focusing on artificial intelligence. The document also demonstrates subtlety in positioning the Church amid secular turbulence.