Frozen copy retrieved 2026-08-22T17:25:00Z for audit 2026-08-22T17-20-45Z. Original URL: https://khanna.house.gov/media/press-releases/release-khanna-co-leads-delegation-vatican-discusses-ethical-framework-ai-pope. The Stochastic Parrot does not host or redistribute; this snapshot exists solely so that quoted spans remain verifiable if the original page changes. Character offsets below index into this plain text; highlighted spans are the quotes cited in the audit.

RELEASE: KHANNA CO-LEADS DELEGATION TO VATICAN, DISCUSSES ETHICAL FRAMEWORK FOR AI WITH POPE LEO XIV

Rep. Ro Khanna press release (congressional primary) · back to the audit

August 21, 2026. Ro Khanna (CA-17), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, co-led a bipartisan congressional delegation to the Vatican for a meeting with Pope Leo XIV. The visit was part of a broader trip to Europe focused on shared national security priorities, competition with China, and exploring opportunities for further collaboration on economic security and AI, with stops in Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom. In Vatican City, the delegation attended Pope Leo XIV's general audience. Ranking Member Khanna spoke with the Pope about his first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, and praised his calls for protecting human dignity in the AI era. The members also met with Under Secretary of the Secretariat of State, Monsignor Daniel Pacho, to discuss religious freedom in China, values-based foreign policies, and the Holy Father's AI leadership on preserving humanity and preventing the concentration of power as technology develops.