ECIC #30 – Rome – ECIC NETWORK

From prompts to prayers: AI and authentic spirituality

Truth is essential to sincere faith, just as authenticity is vital for meaningful encounter and community. As artificial intelligence plays an ever-growing role in our daily lives, it shapes both what we perceive as truthful and authentic. What impact does AI have on spirituality, faith practices, and our relations? How are churches engaging with AI – its practical uses, ethical challenges, and the opportunities it offers for churches and believers worldwide?

European Christian Internet Conference (ECIC) was placed 10.-12.6.2026 at Rome at Casa La Salle.

THE PROGRAMME

Please note that the Programme can be subject to changes due to unforseen circumstances beyond the organizers control.

Wednesday 10th June

12.00 Registration
13.00 Lunch at Hotel restaurant
14.00 Opening prayer at a Chapel
14.45 Information & introductions
15:00 Keynote 1 – Ilenya Goss: Between Algorithms and Identity: AI at the Frontiers of Spirituality.
16:30 Coffee break
17:00 Tell your story 1
17:30 Tell your story 2
19:00 Dinner
20.00 Social evening

Thursday 11th June

9:00 Morning prayer
9:30 Keynote 2 – Fabio Pasqualetti: No Artificial Intelligence will die on the cross for us. For an embodied spiritual experience.
11.00 Coffee break
11:30 Keynote 3 – Jussi Koski: Case Heräys – The new role of Church in top level technological discussion.
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Leaving Casa La Salle
16:05 All participants gather in front of Palazzo Pio – group photo
(Piazza Pia n.3 – Palazzo Pio)
16:15 Meeting with Msgr. Lucio Adrián Ruiz. Secretary of the Dicastery for Communication (Palazzo Pio)
17:00 Meeting at the Vatican Media Headquarters

19.30 Dinner – Ristorante Sora Pia

Friday 12th June

8:45 Morning prayer – Amazing Grace
9.15 Short keynote: Holger Sievert: Algorithm over Altar? How AI Might Be Rewriting Administrative, Communicative and Spiritual Practice
10.00 Short keynote Bruno Giussani: What do we become when AI enters our lives?
10.45 Coffee breaks
11.00 ECIC Annual meeting and election, feedback on the conference
12.45 Closing & Journey blessing
13.00 Lunch

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