For the first time in history, a pope has quoted Gandalf in an official Church document—and warned the world about the possibility of AI-driven autonomous weapons. Pope Leo XIV’s new encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (signed on the anniversary of Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum) isn’t just about technology. It’s about how to see yourself, your world, and your calling through the lens of the Jesus message—in an AI-saturated age.

Chris breaks down this landmark document in full, covering:

• Why Leo XIV intentionally chose his name—and what it signals about this moment in history
• The haunting parallels between the Industrial Revolution and the AI revolution (including the 1840 Liverpool statistic that will shock you)
• Amazon’s leaked plan to eliminate 600,000 U.S. jobs, Goldman Sachs’ projection of 300 million jobs lost globally—and what the Pope says about it
• The story of Anthropic’s co-founder standing next to the Pope at the Vatican—5 days before their federal court date
• The Tower of Babel vs. the City of God: why technology is never neutral
• Five practical things YOU can actually do right now—straight from paragraph 215 of the encyclical
• Why the Pope ends not with doom, but with Mary’s hope—and what that means for us

This isn’t gloom and doom. It’s one of the most hopeful, empowering messages you’ll hear this year.

Read the encyclical: Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV