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?
Join the next European Christian Internet Conference (ECIC) in Rome to explore these questions together.
- Topic: From prompts to prayers: AI and authentic spirituality
- Date: 10.-12.6.2026 / Conference starts 10.6. at 1 pm. local time and ends 12.6. at 3 pm.
- Conference venue: Casa La Salle – https://www.casalasalle.it/en/ (for extra nights, contact info@casalasalle.it)
- Conference fee early bird (15th Feb 2026): 560€ later 590€ – Fee must be paid two weeks after registration! – LINK TO INVOICE
- Registration
If you have something to share as keynote or workshop, please contact us!
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Fabio Pasqualetti, sdb, Full Professor of Social Theories of Communication at the Faculty of Social Communication Sciences of the Pontifical Salesian University. Currently Dean of the Faculty. He teaches: Sociology of Digital Media; International and Development Communication; Doctoral Seminars and manages the Professional Internship. He is responsible for coordinating the Faculty’s technology sector.
Topic: No Artificial Intelligence will die on the cross for us. For an embodied spiritual experience.
Despite the strong emphasis on Artificial Intelligence, I believe it’s important to reaffirm the immeasurable beauty and mystery of human life. The body is the site of this epiphany of mystery in which we experience this life. AI, however powerful and in many ways surpassing some of our capabilities, will never be able to understand and experience life.
Ilenya Goss, a Waldensian pastor, theologian, and physician, and chair of the Study Commission on Ethical Issues in Science for the Waldensian, Methodist, and Baptist Churches in Italy, teaches Bioethics at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Turin and Protestant Spirituality at the San Bernardino Institute in Venice. Her primary area of study is systematic ethics. She is a musician with a degree in Baroque singing.
Topic: Between Algorithms and Identity: AI at the Frontiers of Spirituality.
Abstract: The presentation connects certain fundamental aspects of spiritual inquiry throughout history with the contemporary questions raised by new AI technologies, focusing in particular—drawing from the biblical text—on themes such as identity in the relationship between human beings and God, relationship as the essential foundation of existence, and the way we live and relate to the body, the world, and the Other. Between the need and desire for similarity and difference, the discussion highlights the ethical—but also spiritual—challenges posed by the pervasive presence of AI in our experience.
Jussi Koski is a Vicar in Vantaa, Finland, and a multi-talented pioneer in the intersection of faith, media, and emerging technologies. With a strong background in digital communication, Jussi has been a driving force behind major media phenomena, including serving as an organizer for Tubecon – Northern Europe’s largest YouTube event. He has also engaged directly with digital audiences through his own YouTube channel, Pastorific. Recently, Jussi spearheaded a high-level AI Summit Heräys, and he joins us to share his insights on how the Church can proactively drive the societal discussion in the era of artificial intelligence.
Conference Venue and Hotel Information
- Casa La Salle, Via Aurelia 472 00165 Rome, Italy
- Single rooms, Check-in: from 2 pm until 12 pm , Check-out: until 10 am
