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William Zambrano MD
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(Dan 12:4) But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.
UCAP: “Artificial Intelligence must serve humanity, not enslave it. As Catholic journalists, our task is to ensure technology uplifts truth, dignity, and peace.”
YOUTUBE: The Spiritual Dangers of Artificial Intelligence (Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, NY)
CATHOLIC WORLD REPORT: Bishop Barron warns about fake AI videos impersonating him
HLI: Human Dignity in a Technological World
EXCERPT NCR: Here’s How AI Is Being Used to Persecute Christians
Artificial intelligence is giving governments and hostile actors the ability to identify, monitor and silence Christians in ways that are quieter, faster, and harder to expose. What once required vast manpower can now be done instantly, at scale and with precision that human surveillance could never match.
In China, authorities have installed cameras at the entrances of churches and, in some cases, inside sanctuaries. These cameras are tied to facial recognition systems that can identify worshippers and feed that information into state databases. Incredibly, Church attendance can quietly damage a person’s career, block university admission, or limit travel. A national policing platform known as the Integrated Joint Operations System aggregates biometric data, travel history and communications to flag “suspicious” individuals. First deployed against Uyghur Muslims, the same system has been used to monitor Christian communities.
This surveillance extends online. In one documented case, members of a Christian book group tried to recommend The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis on WeChat, China’s dominant social media and messaging app, used by more than a billion people. The moment they typed the word “Christ,” the platform flagged it as a violation and blocked the post, classifying the term alongside pornography and “incitement.” They were only able to share the title by replacing a letter with a number. This is AI-driven censorship in practice: real-time scanning and suppression of Christian content before it ever reaches an audience.
Persecution of Christians is not a thing of the past. It is growing and changing. Around the world, believers still face brutal violence: Villages are attacked in Nigeria, pastors are jailed in India, and mob assaults in Pakistan result after false blasphemy accusations. But alongside these visible attacks, a new form of repression is advancing.
Iran’s methods look different but rest on the same principle: total visibility. Drones, fixed cameras and facial recognition software scan public spaces, with images tied to government records.
Officially, the system enforces Islamic dress codes, but the same infrastructure can be, and in authoritarian contexts inevitably will be, used to track Christian converts and underground churches. United Nations investigators have documented how these tools are already embedded in universities, workplaces, and transportation hubs.
Between June 2023 and May 2024, governments in at least 41 countries blocked websites that hosted political, social or religious content. For Christians in restrictive environments, digital communication is not optional, it is the only way to receive teaching, join in worship, or hear from their pastors. When algorithms automatically remove sermons, throttle livestreams, or hide faith-based content, the result is the same as locking church doors.
Another weapon is deepfake fabrication. With only a short audio clip or a few photographs, AI tools can create convincing fake videos or recordings. Criminal networks already use these for extortion.
In countries where blasphemy accusations can lead to imprisonment or violence, a fabricated statement from a Christian leader could be deadly. Even in free societies, such attacks can ruin reputations and divide communities before the truth is known.
Pope Leo XIV has already warned that “artificial intelligence requires proper ethical management and regulatory frameworks centered on the human person, and which goes beyond the mere criteria of utility or efficiency.” When technology serves power instead of the person, the result is not progress but oppression. His call for a “moral architecture” for AI is not an abstraction, it is a blueprint the Church must now put into practice.
CNA: Catholic bioethics expert on AI: ‘It’s not too late to put the genie back in the bottle’
Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 2- "On Detachment"
5. Having resolved to run our race with ardour and fervour, let us consider carefully how the Lord gave judgment concerning all living in the world, speaking of even those who are alive as dead, when He said to someone: Leave those in the world who are dead to bury the dead in body. His wealth did not in the least prevent the young man from being baptized. And so it is in vain that some say that the Lord commanded him to sell what he had for the sake of baptism. This story is more than sufficient to give us the most firm assurance of the surpassing glory of our vow.
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August 27, 2025(Dan 12:4) But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.
UCAP: “Artificial Intelligence must serve humanity, not enslave it. As Catholic journalists, our task is to ensure technology uplifts truth, dignity, and peace.”
YOUTUBE: The Spiritual Dangers of Artificial Intelligence (Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, NY)
CATHOLIC WORLD REPORT: Bishop Barron warns about fake AI videos impersonating him
HLI: Human Dignity in a Technological World
EXCERPT NCR: Here’s How AI Is Being Used to Persecute Christians
Artificial intelligence is giving governments and hostile actors the ability to identify, monitor and silence Christians in ways that are quieter, faster, and harder to expose. What once required vast manpower can now be done instantly, at scale and with precision that human surveillance could never match.
In China, authorities have installed cameras at the entrances of churches and, in some cases, inside sanctuaries. These cameras are tied to facial recognition systems that can identify worshippers and feed that information into state databases. Incredibly, Church attendance can quietly damage a person’s career, block university admission, or limit travel. A national policing platform known as the Integrated Joint Operations System aggregates biometric data, travel history and communications to flag “suspicious” individuals. First deployed against Uyghur Muslims, the same system has been used to monitor Christian communities.
This surveillance extends online. In one documented case, members of a Christian book group tried to recommend The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis on WeChat, China’s dominant social media and messaging app, used by more than a billion people. The moment they typed the word “Christ,” the platform flagged it as a violation and blocked the post, classifying the term alongside pornography and “incitement.” They were only able to share the title by replacing a letter with a number. This is AI-driven censorship in practice: real-time scanning and suppression of Christian content before it ever reaches an audience.
Persecution of Christians is not a thing of the past. It is growing and changing. Around the world, believers still face brutal violence: Villages are attacked in Nigeria, pastors are jailed in India, and mob assaults in Pakistan result after false blasphemy accusations. But alongside these visible attacks, a new form of repression is advancing.
Iran’s methods look different but rest on the same principle: total visibility. Drones, fixed cameras and facial recognition software scan public spaces, with images tied to government records.
Officially, the system enforces Islamic dress codes, but the same infrastructure can be, and in authoritarian contexts inevitably will be, used to track Christian converts and underground churches. United Nations investigators have documented how these tools are already embedded in universities, workplaces, and transportation hubs.
Between June 2023 and May 2024, governments in at least 41 countries blocked websites that hosted political, social or religious content. For Christians in restrictive environments, digital communication is not optional, it is the only way to receive teaching, join in worship, or hear from their pastors. When algorithms automatically remove sermons, throttle livestreams, or hide faith-based content, the result is the same as locking church doors.
Another weapon is deepfake fabrication. With only a short audio clip or a few photographs, AI tools can create convincing fake videos or recordings. Criminal networks already use these for extortion.
In countries where blasphemy accusations can lead to imprisonment or violence, a fabricated statement from a Christian leader could be deadly. Even in free societies, such attacks can ruin reputations and divide communities before the truth is known.
Pope Leo XIV has already warned that “artificial intelligence requires proper ethical management and regulatory frameworks centered on the human person, and which goes beyond the mere criteria of utility or efficiency.” When technology serves power instead of the person, the result is not progress but oppression. His call for a “moral architecture” for AI is not an abstraction, it is a blueprint the Church must now put into practice.
CNA: Catholic bioethics expert on AI: ‘It’s not too late to put the genie back in the bottle’
Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 2- "On Detachment"
5. Having resolved to run our race with ardour and fervour, let us consider carefully how the Lord gave judgment concerning all living in the world, speaking of even those who are alive as dead, when He said to someone: Leave those in the world who are dead to bury the dead in body. His wealth did not in the least prevent the young man from being baptized. And so it is in vain that some say that the Lord commanded him to sell what he had for the sake of baptism. This story is more than sufficient to give us the most firm assurance of the surpassing glory of our vow.
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