Catholic Morning Show host Bo Bonner joins by phone from London to report on a remarkable European journey that took him from a Vatican AI conference in Rome to a faculty lecture in France and now into his PhD residential program in London. Bo shares firsthand insight into Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical on artificial intelligence and the Catholic Church's message to the faithful: in this moment of technological upheaval, the sure foundation remains Jesus Christ. Alexia Baker and Deacon Mark Campbell host this update from abroad.
Bo Bonner Live from London
Iowa Catholic Radio's own Bo Bonner is currently in London completing pre-residency work for his PhD at Saint Mary's University — the only Catholic university in London. His formal residential program begins in just a few weeks. Before arriving in London, Bo made two significant stops:
Rome — Vatican AI Conference & Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical
Bo and co-authors of Catholic Cosmotechnics for an AI Age were invited to a conference hosted by the Vatican Dicastery on Communication, timed to coincide with Pope Leo XIV's release of his new encyclical on artificial intelligence. While in Rome, the group recorded an episode of Vatican Access, an English-language podcast produced by Catholic News Service, hosted by Robert Duncan.
🎥 The Vatican Access episode is available on YouTube — search Vatican Access with Robert Duncan (Catholic News Service).
Bo's core takeaway from the encyclical discussions:
"You don't have to understand everything about the science involved. The Holy Father and the Church is with you. You're not alone... the sure way forward is to rest in the heart of Jesus Christ."
France — John Henry Newman & Catholic Universities
At the Catholic University of the West — celebrating its 175th anniversary — Bo delivered a presentation on John Henry Newman and the identity of Catholic universities, with live translation provided by colleague Luigi Rossi. Bo addressed how Newman's writings challenged utilitarian philosophies dominating English universities in his era, and how those questions are newly relevant in French Catholic academia today.
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