Full text of Magnifica Humanitas: Read Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical

Pope Leo XIV greets those gathered for the Angelus in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 22, 2026. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Leo XIV signed Magnifica Humanitas, the first encyclical of his pontificate, on May 15. The document was released by the Holy See on May 25.

The encyclical develops the Churchʼs social teaching in light of artificial intelligence, situating new questions of human dignity, labor, and the common good within the tradition that runs from Rerum Novarum through Centesimus Annus and Laudato Si'.

Download and read the full encyclical as a PDF below.

Magnifica Humanitas Full Text English Version

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