Studio Teologico San Gregorio Agrigentino to hold 2026/2027 academic year opening lecture

The Studio Teologico San Gregorio Agrigentino will open its 2026/2027 academic year with a lecture titled "Artificial Intelligence: Kairos for the Church and in Theological Research?" on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The event begins at 17:00 at the San Gregorio Parish in Agrigento.

Luca Peyron, from the Istituto Italiano per l’Intelligenza Artificiale AI4I and the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, will lead the lecture. Following an introduction by the director of the Studio Teologico, don Rino Lauricella Ninotta, Peyron will discuss the relationship between digital technology, artificial intelligence, evangelization, and research. Archbishop Alessandro Damiano will provide the conclusions.

The school is affiliated with the Pontificia Facoltà Teologica di Sicilia “San Giovanni Evangelista” in Palermo. The session is open to teachers, students, pastoral workers, consecrated persons, and lay faithful interested in the ethical, cultural, and pastoral questions artificial intelligence poses to the Church and theological formation.