Magnifica Humanitas Conference

Join leading Catholic thinkers to explore Pope Leo XIV's groundbreaking encyclical and the Church's bold vision for safeguarding the human person in the age of artificial intelligence.

While the event is free and open to the public, registration is required.

Friday (November 13)
7:00 pm – Leah Libresco Sargeant (Author of The Dignity of Dependence) – “Magnifica Humanitas in the Age of AI: What is Man That Thou Art Mindful of Him?” (Carey Performing Arts Center)

• Copies of Leah’s books, The Dignity of Dependence (University of Notre Press, 2025) and Building the Benedict Option (Ignatius Press, 2018) will be available for purchase and signing.

 
Saturday (November 14)
8:30-9:00 am – Breakfast (DiPadova Hall)
9:00-10:00 am – Veronica Roberts Ogle (Villanova College) – “Two Cities, Two Construction Sites: Learning to Build with St. Augustine and Pope Leo in Magnifica Humanitas” (DiPadova Hall)
10:15-11:15 am – Mariele Curtois (Benedictine College) – “Eucharistizing AI with St. Carlo Acutis: Living the Call of Magnifica Humanitas” (DiPadova Hall)
11:15-11:30 am - Break
11:30 am – 12:30 pm – Saint Vincent Faculty Panel – “The Sanctity of Life and Magnifica Humanitas at Saint Vincent” (DiPadova Hall)
12:30 – 1:30 pm – Lunch (Dipadova Hall)