Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin has called for legal frameworks that ensure artificial intelligence serves human dignity and does not deepen inequality, speaking at an academic gathering in Rome.
Law and technology meet in Rome
Cardinal Parolin opened five days of events on October 20 marking the 150th anniversary of the Faculty of Canon Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University. Vatican News reported his intervention on October 21.
Addressing the relationship between law and emerging technologies, Parolin referred to Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica humanitas and highlighted the responsibility of legal professionals to pursue a more just society.
Three principles for a fairer future
He outlined three guiding principles: disarming language, considering the perspective of victims, and cultivating a healthy realism. Together, they point to an ethical approach that treats technological progress as a means of serving people rather than as an end in itself.
The questions have particular relevance for students and young professionals encountering artificial intelligence in education and work. The Vatican’s intervention places human rights and social inequality at the center of debates about technological change.
Source
Vatican News, October 21, 2026: Cardeal Parolin: que o direito governe a IA, eliminando as desigualdades.
