https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/report-from-the-vaticanContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/report-from-the-vaticanhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/report-from-the-vatican#u176206Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:11:17 +0000Pope Leo XIV is urging the global community to disarm artificial intelligence, specifically calling for a ban on autonomous weapons. The Pope asserts that machines are tools rather than persons and lack consciousness, arguing that decisions affecting human life must never be delegated to AI. He identifies the most urgent challenge in the current AI race as the lack of an institutional ethical framework. To address these concerns, the Vatican has hosted a dialogue focused on maintaining human dignity amid technological innovation.Why it mattersThe Vatican is positioning itself as a moral author