AI Encyclical Spotlight: Catholic scholars and Vatican-linked experts are rallying around Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas, calling it a “moral roadmap” for AI’s impact on dignity, work, democracy, truth, labor rights, the environment, and armed conflict. Moral Diplomacy on AI: Commentators ask whether the pope can help slow an “AI arms race,” arguing the Church’s global reach and moral authority could convene nations and major AI players for real coordination. Local Governance Meets AI Law: Italy’s government is tying its new AI rulebook to a human-centered, Pope-inspired framework, with decrees covering education, labor, justice, public administration, and policing—emphasizing human responsibility over automation. Church Leadership & Communion: In the U.S., apostolic nuncio Archbishop Gabriele Caccia urged deeper communion among bishops, framing Pope Leo’s pontificate as renewal in continuity with Pope Francis. Vatican Tech in Culture: Pope Leo’s Spain visit also mixed faith and modern attention—crowds, youth outreach, and a Barcelona Mass marking Gaudí’s Sagrada Família milestone—while the pope used the moment to press for peace and human dignity. Science Beyond Earthly Screens: Separate from AI, deep-sea expeditions reported 31 new species off Brazil and imaging advances that reveal life in the ocean’s dark midwaters.