AI Ethics at the Vatican: Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” frames AI as a “Tower of Babel” temptation that can dehumanize by reducing people to means, and calls for safeguards, human dignity, and tighter AI oversight. Industry Pushback: Anthropic/Claude leaders warn that “recursive self-improvement” could outpace governance, echoing the Vatican’s call for regulation and accountability. Catholic Finance Tech: The Vatican Bank (IOR) has backed Morningstar Catholic investment benchmarks, giving Catholic investors clearer, market-based standards aligned with the Church’s ethical framework. Faith-Consistent Investing Abroad: An Australia–New Zealand delegation was recognized after a Vatican conference on implementing “Mensuram Bonam,” linking Gospel values to real-world portfolios. Space & Data Economy: SpaceX’s Wall Street debut vaulted Elon Musk to first-ever trillionaire status, with investors betting on satellites, orbital data centers, and AI—an economic signal that Vatican observers may read through the lens of human-centered tech. Science Outreach: Educators toured the Mt. Graham Observatory, including the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope, connecting Vatican-linked research to local STEM learning. Climate Justice: Catholic groups at UN climate talks warned that delays deepen harm, urging climate finance to reach Indigenous and frontline communities and avoid new extractivism. Church Governance: G7 bishops’ conference presidents urged leaders to anchor policy in human dignity amid conflict, inequality, climate disruption, and accelerating technological change.