Archbishop Moth & CSAN welcome Magnifica humanitas

Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England & Wales, has released a statement regarding the new encyclical.

Archbishop Richard commended the encyclical to “all Catholics and people of good will as an important contribution to integral human development during a time of considerable change.”

Reflecting on the actions the Holy Father has made since taking up the office last year, he mentioned that “One of the first interventions of Pope Leo since he was elected Pope was to draw attention to the profound challenges AI will bring to humanity.”  Indeed the pope’s eponym, Pope Leo XIII released Rerum novarum 135 years ago, which has become the foundational document to what we understand now as Catholic Social Teaching.

Similarly, Raymond Friel, CEO of the Caritas Social Action Network has welcomed the new encyclical. In his statement Raymond explains further the link between our current pontiff and Leo XIII, just as Leo XIII was concerned about the concentration of power and wealth of the few at the expense of workers during the first and second industrial revolutions: “so his successor [Pope Leo XIV] is concerned that the advances of AI in this the fourth industrial revolution, not in themselves bad, but in the hands of a few hyper wealthy unaccountable individuals and their companies, will prove harmful to human beings, human relationships, and the earth our common home.”

Raymond finishes saying:

In his powerful first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV calls on all of us to work for a world where the dignity of the human being is protected, work is meaningful, relationships flourish, resources are shared, and love is the horizon and guiding reality.

To read Archbishop Moth’s full statement, click here<<

To read CSAN’s full statement, click here<<

CAFOD Q&A Article

As with Dilexi te, CAFOD have pulled together a helpful ‘Q&A’ style article on their website to help introduce some of the fundamental elements of the document. These can be useful especially if you want to set up a reading group for the letter, or just need a simple summary of what the document says about various areas of Catholic Social Teaching.

To read CAFOD’s article, click here<<

Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Resources

As with their previous work upon the release of Dilexi te, the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development has released a set of infographics that display the core information of the encyclical in an easily-digestible and accessible way.

The infographics are available as both images and PDFs, so you have the option to share electronically or print them.

They also created a video that is almost like a “trailer” for the document itself. This video was shown to those attending the presentation of the document held on the morning of 25^th May.

To find the infographics and trailer, click here<<