Select Franciscan Themes in Magnifica Humanitas – On the Protection of the Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Pope Leo XIV
| The Lecture |
Pope Leo’s recent encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, draws its insight from the collective wisdom of Catholic Social Teaching. Pope Leo applies this tradition to the ethical use of technology, especially regarding artificial intelligence. Select themes emerge in the encyclical that resonate particularly well within the Franciscan tradition. This presentation will highlight a few of these Franciscan themes and invite the participants to identify others. |
| The Speaker |
| Fr. Kevin Mullen, O.F.M., Ph.D is a Franciscan friar from Our Lady of Guadalupe Province who from 2007-2014 served as the 10th President of Siena University. He served as the 16th Provincial Minister of the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Name Province from 2014 – 2023 returning to Siena in 2023 to serve at the Guardian of the St. Bernardine of Siena Friary. Fr. Kevin currently serves on the Siena University Board of Trustees and is also an adjunct professor. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Siena University, a Master of Divinity from Washington Theological Union and a Doctorate in Moral Theology from Catholic University of America. |
| Event Details |
| Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM PT (UTC-7) / Friday, September 11, 2026, at 2:00 AM UTC Zoom Meeting ID: 921 2984 4966 Zoom Link: Join the session |