History’s first U.S.-born pope, whose family history includes both enslaved people and slave owners, delivered the apology in his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” (Magnificent Humanity), which was released Monday.

Pope Leo XIV made history on Monday, apologising for the role that the Holy See played in legitimising slavery, and for its failure to speak out against it for centuries, AP reported. Pope Leo XIV called the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory”.

Pope Leo XIV made the call in a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war.

Pope Leo XIV has issued a sweeping manifesto about safeguarding humanity in the era of artificial intelligence, examining the many social areas that the technology is fundamentally reshaping.

In his first major teaching, Pope Leo calls to “disarm” AI, embrace human weakness and limitations.

Pope Leo XIV shared his first encyclical on Monday. The writings about AI sparked responses from tech leaders, politicians, and other big names.

Pope Leo XIV warned of the risks of AI and unconstrained technological power in his first major papal document released on Monday. Magnifica Humanitas is the pope’s manifesto on “safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence,

"Magnifica Humanitas" tackles the social, economic and political challenges associated with artificial intelligence.

In his letter, the first American pontiff called for putting care for humans at the heart of technological change.

Pope Leo XIV has called for AI advances to be slowed and blamed the technology for fueling conflict around the world.