20.500.12556/RUL-175981 Forming hearts and minds challenges and renewal in catholic education in the age of AI Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how children and young people learn, relate, and understand themselves, introducing not only technological benefits but also deep ethical, social, and anthropological challenges. Early and intensive exposure to AI-powered systems, from personalised algorithms to social media and virtual companions, shapes young people’s identities and values, often promoting efficiency and control over patience, vulnerability, and relational depth. Recent research suggests that such exposure can also accelerate secularization and negatively impact our ability to relate with one another by undermining openness to transcendence and relational dependence. In this context, the Church is called to respond with urgency and creativity, rethinking educational and catechetical strategies to move beyond mere information delivery and foster authentic, transformative personal encounters. This paper examines some of the main AI-related challenges facing young people today and proposes theological and pastoral reflections to help Catholic educators form hearts and minds rooted in love, resilience, and true human dignity in the age of AI. artificial intelligence catholic education catechesis human formation youth and technology umetna inteligenca katoliška vzgoja kateheza človeška formacija mladi in tehnologija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-11-17 10:40:28 2025-11-17 10:40:29 2025-12-16 04:05:38 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 16 str. no. Vol. 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 004.8:27-472:37 1942-2539 10.1080/19422539.2025.2576899 256348419 RAZ_Machidon_Octavian-Mihai_2025.pdf RAZ_Machidon_Octavian-Mihai_2025.pdf 1 D4AB3E8F428DE687EE28460DC8333DB4 f4247a2bc15ceb8445256b61764736bbb7788c031b8d2336dc70b714ef6b8a9d 6b6a9e2b-c39a-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=221982 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19422539.2025.2576899 1 1c576239-c399-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=221979 Fakulteta za računalništvo in informatiko 0 0 0