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Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical – Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the time of Artificial Intelligence.

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Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical letter is a resounding call to uphold the dignity of each human person and to seek the common good in the face of the promises and challenges of AI technology. The pontiff roots his presentation of our “magnificent humanity” in the theological soil of Catholic Social Doctrine, which rests on the dignity of the human person made in the image and likeness of God.  

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Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, speaks directly to one of the most urgent questions of our time: What does it mean to remain fully human in the age of artificial intelligence? With moral clarity and pastoral depth, the first American pope offers a compelling Christian response to the rise of digital technocracy and power, showing how faith, reason, and the rich tradition of Catholic social teaching can guide society through rapid technological change.

Drawing on Scripture, Church history, and the social teaching of the modern papacy, Leo XIV explores how AI is reshaping work, education, family life, politics, warfare, and public truth. While acknowledging the remarkable potential of AI, he warns against systems that reduce people to data points, labor units, or instruments of control, and offers a hopeful vision rooted in dignity, solidarity, justice, and the common good. Both intellectually substantial and accessible to general readers, Magnifica Humanitas is an essential book for Catholics, Christians, ethicists, and anyone concerned about the human future.

• A landmark papal reflection on AI and human dignity 
• Grounded in Scripture and Catholic social teaching 
• Addresses work, surveillance, misinformation, education, war, and family life 
• Combines theological depth with a clear, approachable writing style 
• Offers a hopeful Christian vision for the future of technology

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Pope Leo XIV’s First Encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, on Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence

In his first encyclical, Pope Leo XIV underlines a deep understanding of our magnificent humanity in the face of the challenges and successes of artificial intelligence.

This encyclical was poignantly signed on the 135th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's seminal encyclical in response to the upheaval of rapid industrialization, Rerum Novarum. Like his predecessor, Pope Leo XIV provides a response to the social, moral, and theological questions raised by the technological advances of our day. 

Ascension’s edition of Magnifica Humanitas features:

• The full official text of this work written by Pope Leo XIV
• A foreword written by Arthur C. Brooks, PhD.
• An afterword written by Fr. Mike Schmitz
• Carefully designed pages to make each page readable, organized, and inviting

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Once again, Pope Francis has set the pundits, news outlets, and politicians buzzing, this time with an historic encyclical letter on care for the environment called Laudato Si On Care for our Common Home. As an alternative to all the noise and bloviating, the faithful and the curious alike will welcome this reliable, serene, and inspiring companion to the document.

David Cloutier's Reading, Praying, Living Pope Francis's Laudato Si is an ideal guide for parish adult faith formation, OCIA, college and high school campus ministry, and individual study. Preachers and teachers, too, will welcome Cloutier's consistently clear and engaging writing, free of academic jargon and Catholic code words. With Cloutier as a guide, readers will understand better and respond more effectively to the profound spirituality, the solid doctrinal principles, and the stirring call to action that Pope Francis offers in Laudato Si.

Subtitle: A Faith Formation Guide
Author: David Cloutier

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ISBN: 9780814647547
Details: 86 pgs , 5 3/8 X 8 1/4 
Publication Date: 12/11/2015

This is the story of a true friendship, a friendship of the soul. In From Robert to Pope Leo, Armando Lovera shares an inside look at the journey of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, whom he met in Trujillo, Peru, and with whom he shared his mission, conversations, and daily life for decades. From this close bond emerges a portrait of a simple man with a sense of humor and an enormous capacity for listening, who now carries the responsibility and grace of guiding the entire Roman Catholic church.

From Robert to Pope Leo reveals a friendship in Christ, Robert Prevost's closeness and affection for Pope Francis, the strength of his family and his migrant roots, his Augustinian spirituality, his Marian devotion, and Robert’s profound connection with the legacy of Leo XIII. Throughout this inspiring story, Lovera shares personal insight into this spiritual leader of deep faith and compassion. The result is an intimate portrait of a pope and the beginnings of a pontificate, revealing the man in Leo XIV from the depths of friendship and shared faith.

Armando Jesús Lovera Vásquez coordinates the editing of religious texts at the Loyola Communication Group. For seven years, he shared community life and pastoral experiences at the Augustinian formation house in Trujillo, Peru, with Father Robert Prevost, the future Pope Leo XIV, which gave rise to a deep friendship that has withstood the passage of time and distance.

In this first document of his papacy, Pope Leo issues a call to all Christians to walk in the footsteps of Christ, who took on the poverty of our human condition; and to walk in the footsteps of countless men and women throughout the history of the Church who have expressed their love for God in and through their loving service to their neighbor by caring for the sick, freeing those bound, educating, clothing, and accompanying those who are least among us. The Pope reminds Christians, “The same Jesus who tells us, ‘The poor you will always have with you’ (Mt 26:11), also promises the disciples: ‘I am with you always’ (Mt 28:20). Likewise, he says: ‘Just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me’ (Mt 25:40). This is not a matter of mere human kindness but a revelation: contact with those who are lowly and powerless is a fundamental way of encountering the Lord of history. In the poor, he continues to speak to us” (Dilexi Te, 5). 

Dilexi Te is an eloquent reminder that our love for God and our deepest convictions need to be expressed in concrete action. “Christian love breaks down every barrier, brings close those who were distant, unites strangers, and reconciles enemies. It spans chasms that are humanly impossible to bridge, and it penetrates to the most hidden crevices of society” (Dilexi Te, 120). 

The courageous and loyal Swiss Guard swear to protect the pope with their very lives. Here is a fascinating inside look into their history and what it takes to become one of the most elite soldiers in the world.

Marc, the main character, wants to become a Swiss Guard. While following him from his first interest in the Guard to his first assignment as a young sentinel, discover the history, the mission, the training, and the way of life of the Swiss Guards. The story is based on real events and historical research.

In this revelatory, uplifting, and practical book, the preeminent spiritual leader explains why people must--and how they can--make the world safer, fairer, and healthier for everyone now.

ISBN: 9781982171865

Author: Pope Francis

Binding: Hardcover

"A historical analysis of the ways in which Francis's papacy is unusual and thus open to greater possibilities than many of his predecessors"

Author:  ï » ¿Massimo Faggioli

ISBN:    9781626983687

Publisher:  Orbis Books      

Aperuit Illis - Apostolic Letter Instituting the Sunday of the Word of God.

Inspired by the Scripture passage in which Jesus appears to the Eleven and opened their minds to understand the Scriptures(Lk 24:45), the Apostolic LetterAperuit illisof Pope Francis institutes theSunday of the Word of Godon the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. In so doing, the Pope encourages the regular reading of Sacred Scripture in order to set the hearts of the faithful burning within them (cf. Lk 24:32). Includes a Commentary of the Most Rev. Rino Fisichella, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization.

• ISBN:9781947070653
• Pages:48
• Author:POPE FRANCIS
• Size:4 1/4 X 6 3/4
• Color:FULL COLOR
• Binding:PAPERBACK

The dangerous tendency to reduce theological positions to political ones has always fueled divisions in the Church, and it plagues debates surrounding Pope Francis's teaching today. This collection of essays was born of a landmark international symposium designed to promote theological understanding by contextualizing the thought of Pope Francis-from his understanding of history to his theology of mission-within important theological conversations rarely heard in the US Catholic Church. Its contributors demonstrate decisively that Pope Francis's magisterium is the fruit of a profound and distinctive, yet deeply Catholic, intellectual engagement with the theological and ecclesial traditions of the Church.

The Roots of Jorge Mario Bergoglio's Thinking
Edited by Brian Y. Lee and Thomas L. Knoebel; Foreword by Pope Francis

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ISBN: 9780814685044
Details: 272 pgs , 6 x 9
Publication Date: 10/07/2019

O Cross of Christ is an original, new prayer composed by Pope Francis himself and recited by him on the occasion of Good Friday 2016. It guides all who pray it to recognize Jesus' cross in some of the most distressing circumstances of today's worldmodern-day martyrs, victims of war, unfaithful ministers, and moreas well as in the lives of people who do great goodconsecrated men and women, families, volunteers, and others.

Presented as a litany, with responses that make it ideal for group use, this little booklet is beautifully illustrated with original art by the American artist Deborah Luke. The result is a prayer resource that promises to serve as a profound source of spiritual nourishment for Christians for years to come. Recommended for personal, family, group, or parish-wide prayer.

Author: Pope Francis

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ISBN: 9780814645543
Details: 32 pgs , 5 x 7 
Publication Date: 11/22/2016

Drawing on the wisdom of the Second Vatican Council's landmark teaching on the universal call to holiness, Pope Francis addresses all Christian women and men in his latest apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultateand invites them to fully embrace their baptismal call to live the Gospel. Fr. Horan guides readers through Pope Francis's apostolic exhortation with helpful commentary, additional context, and expert insight. Each chapter includes suggestions for prayer and reflection questions, which makes Reading, Praying, Living Pope Francis's Rejoice and Be Glad an ideal resource for adults, students, and faith formation groups interested in learning more about this teaching and exploring their own spirituality. This is the most extensive and helpful commentary on Gaudete et Exsultate available anywhere. It does not include the full text of the apostolic exhortation.

Paperback 96 pgs , 5 3/8 X 8 1/4 
Publication Date: 02/21/2019

The publication of Laudato Sía papal encyclical on a defining issue of our times-was a moment of great importance for Catholics and for the world. Now Fr. Joshtrom Kureethadam, one of the church's top experts on the document, provides a thoughtful, passionate, and highly accessible commentary on its key ideas and themes. Faithfully attentive to the outline of the six chapters of the encyclical, Fr. Joshtrom has also insightfully arranged the book according to the see-judge-act methodology that is increasingly used in spirituality, moral theology, and the social sciences.

If Pope Francis is right when he insists that the solution to our environmental problems cannot be found only in technocratic approaches by governments and institutions, but by a wide and thoughtful embrace by all of us of our common responsibility, then Fr. Joshtrom's book is precisely what we need at this time.

Paperback 240 pgs , 5 3/8 x 8 1/4

Publication Date: 02/15/2019

Easter Vigil Homilies offers readers a unique view into the mind and heart of Pope Francis. Here are collected the homilies he has preached year after year, in Buenos Aires and more recently in Rome, on the most sacred night of the Christian calendar. While Francis's words and convictions on many topics are now widely known, here we see how he understands the very heart of Christian faith and the ways he has helped those he has served-including the elderly, the poor, and those who struggle to make a living and raise children in a busy world-understand it and apply it to their own lives.

This book will be a welcome resource for those who want to better understand the faith that drives Pope Francis, for homilists seeking new inspiration for their preaching, for scholars and others interested in exploring the pre-papal preaching of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, for adult Christians as a resource for meditation and prayer, and for all admirers and fans of this remarkable moral leader.

Paperback 68 pgs , 5 3/8 x 8 1/4

Publication Date: 02/21/2019

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