The 30th FABC-OSC Bishops’ Meet concluded on Dec 12 at St. Francis University, Hong Kong, with a call for the Church in Asia to respond wisely and pastorally to the rapid rise of artificial intelligence.
At the Bishops’ Meet 2025 currently underway in Hong Kong, Dr. Paolo Ruffini, Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication, delivered a deeply reflective and thought-provoking keynote address on the opportunities and challenges brought by artificial intelligence (AI).
Cardinal Stephen Chow of Hong Kong has urged Asian bishops and Church communicators to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly, calling it a “gift from God” that must be used for the good of humanity and the care of our common home.
At a time when Pope Leo has repeatedly urged global leaders to ensure that artificial intelligence serves the cause of human dignity and peace, the Office of Social Communications of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC-OSC) is organizing its 2025 Bishops’ Meet in Hong Kong with a renewed call to address the pastoral, ethical, and spiritual challenges posed by AI.
“If the Church is absent from digital spaces, our silence allows false narratives to flourish,” warned Nicholas Lim, renewed communication expert and Director of Social Communications for the Archdiocese of Singapore, calling on the Church in Asia to make effective use of digital communication tools in ministry.
As India marks Children’s Day on November 14, celebrating the dignity and potential of every child, Pope Leo XIV spoke on the same theme during his address at the Vatican on November 13, underscoring the urgent need to protect children and adolescents in an era increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.
Medical professionals, ethicists, and Church leaders gathered in the Vatican from November 10 to 12 for an international conference titled “AI and Medicine: The Challenge of Human Dignity.”
We are all pilgrims, seekers journeying through the landscapes of life, searching for meaning, connection, and truth. Today, our pilgrimage extends beyond physical spaces into a new and vast terrain: the digital world.
For faith does not happen in the cloud. It happens on the ground where people still reach out to hold one another’s hands, whisper a prayer, and believe that even in an age of machines, the human heart remains the oldest, most sacred technology of all.
Pope Leo XIV has reminded medical professionals that while artificial intelligence (AI) can greatly assist in healthcare, it can never replace the essential human presence of a physician.
Even as Pope Leo XIV warned that the rapid development of artificial intelligence “raises deeper questions" on its use in forging a more authentic and human society, university lecturers and students in Singapore are grappling with potential pitfalls in its use in academia.
The Karnataka–Goa Province of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, in collaboration with the Diocesan Centre for Biblical Apostolate of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, organized a Bible Symposium on the theme “Biblical Text in Its Context in the Digital and AI Age.”
The Catholic Church in Thailand marked World Communications Day on August 3 with a renewed call for truth, gentleness, and ethical responsibility in the age of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital disinformation.
Four dioceses from the Gulf of Siam in Thailand held their annual clergy seminar from July 14–17, 2025, at Baan Phu Waan, a Catholic Pastoral Center run by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Thailand, located in Sam Phran, central Thailand.
Pope Leo XIV has called for the ethical use of artificial intelligence, urging experts to ensure that technological advancement serves the dignity of the human person and the common good.
Notre Dame University Bangladesh (NDUB), a Catholic-run institution in the heart of Dhaka, organized an innovative groundbreaking workshop on AI and video editing at Motijheel on May 13 and 17.
Over 260 participants from across the Philippines gathered for “Everything AI: The 2025 NBEC Summit on Accessibility and Inclusivity on March 20-21, 2025, at Hotel Benilde Maison De La Salle, Manila.
