A Pocket Guide to Rerum Novarum

Pope Leo XIV has expressed concern about how artificial intelligence (AI) will affect the labor economy and the development of young people seeking productive expression of their God-given gifts. How do these concerns relate to those of the pontiff from whom the pope took his name, Leo XIII, in his groundbreaking 1891 encyclical written during the second phase of the Industrial Revolution?Relevant, accessible, crucial—for such a time as this.Many of the same challenges that society faced in the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are confronting our communities today, from the disparity between the rich and poor, to the rise of giant corporations, to the advent of technologies that threaten to further dehumanize workers. This special edition of the monumental encyclical is enhanced with incisive notes and discussion questions to help you explore its prophetic teachings individually or in small groups.In a clear, straightforward style, Pope Leo XIII expounds on key issues such