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Three months after Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica humanitas called for vigilance and transparency in governing the use of artificial intelligence, individual dioceses in the United States take varied approaches to the use of AI by employees.
Few dioceses have publicly available AI policies published online, while some say they are currently working on creating policies.
Those that do have published AI policies often include statements about human dignity and transparency. But what is actually permitted as far as the use of AI by diocesan employees varies from one diocese to the next.
Some dioceses allow the use of generative AI to draft emails, outlines and school materials, while others limit it to more narrow roles, including summarizing, editing and proofreading. In general, dioceses require human oversight and review of AI-generated content. They also prohibit entering confidential information into AI systems. However, few diocesan policies reviewed by The Pillar require a label indicating that AI was used to produce content.
Credit: Thawatchai Chawong / Alamy.The Vatican City State introduced its own AI guidelines, which took effect at the start of 2025, a year-and-a-half before Pope Leo’s encyclical on the subject,
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