Pope Leo XIV Named Among TIME100 AI Leaders of 2025

The Vatican’s voice on artificial intelligence has reached the world stage once again. Time Magazine has released its TIME100 AI 2025 list, recognizing the most influential figures shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Among technology CEOs, government leaders, and world-renowned researchers, one spiritual leader stands out: Pope Leo XIV.

According to Time Magazine, the list highlights innovators and decision-makers “reshaping our world through groundbreaking advances in artificial intelligence.” This year, only 16 honorees appeared on the list previously, underscoring how quickly the AI landscape—and those guiding it—is evolving. The inclusion of Pope Leo XIV places the Catholic Church at the heart of one of the most important conversations of our time.

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Since his election earlier this year, Pope Leo XIV has spoken forcefully about the moral challenges posed by AI. He warned that artificial intelligence is ushering in a “new industrial revolution” and emphasized that it demands the “defense of human dignity, justice and labor” (Time Magazine). His approach recalls Pope Leo XIII, who confronted the Industrial Revolution over a century ago, insisting that workers never be reduced to mere commodities.

In June, Pope Leo XIV hosted a Vatican convening on AI, ethics, and corporate governance, where he affirmed AI’s potential to aid healthcare and scientific discovery, but cautioned that the technology also “raises troubling questions on its possible repercussions on humanity’s openness to truth and beauty, on our distinctive ability to grasp and process reality” (Time Magazine). He further warned that AI can be twisted for “selfish gain at the expense of others, or worse, to foment conflict and aggression.”

By naming Pope Leo XIV to the TIME100 AI 2025, Time recognizes not only the Church’s prophetic warnings, but also its role in shaping global dialogue on ethics and technology. While other honorees include tech giants like Sam Altman of OpenAI, Elon Musk of xAI, and political leaders like the E.U.’s Henna Virkkunen, Pope Leo XIV represents the moral compass reminding the world that technology must always serve humanity—not the other way around.

For Catholics, his inclusion on this list is a reminder that our faith has something vital to say about the future of technology. As Time acknowledges, AI’s direction “will be determined not by machines but by people.” Pope Leo XIV is ensuring that among those people, the Church stands firm as a defender of human dignity in the digital age.


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