Artificial intelligence offers extraordinary tools to enrich parish catechesis meetings, making them more engaging and accessible.
A first practical use of AI is the creation of interactive Bible quizzes that can be generated with platforms like ChatGPT or Kahoot!, integrating personalized questions on the Gospels, the lives of the saints, or Church doctrine. These quizzes can be proposed via smartphones, tablets, or projected onto a screen for a dynamic and stimulating group activity.
Another innovative idea is the creation of digital comics on the lives of biblical characters using tools like Canva or Pixton, allowing catechists to generate illustrated stories that make biblical narration more vivid and accessible, especially for young people. AI can also support the creation of short animated videos on Gospel episodes through platforms like Animaker or Deepbrain AI, which transform simple text into captivating visual content.
Another effective use is the generation of Bible-themed images with tools like DALL·E, to create posters, presentations, or engaging educational materials. Catechesis can be further personalized with virtual assistants like ChatGPT, which can answer young people’s doubts, suggest reflections, and stimulate discussion on faith topics.
Furthermore, with the support of AI Angels, volunteers who help parishes integrate AI into pastoral work, catechists can be trained in the use of these tools by organizing practical workshops to experiment with the application of artificial intelligence in religious education.
AI can also support the creation of guided meditations and personalized prayers through tools like ElevenLabs for speech synthesis, offering audio content for moments of reflection. To promote inclusion, simplified texts can be generated with ChatGPT for children or people with learning difficulties, ensuring that the Gospel message is accessible to everyone. In summary, the integration of artificial intelligence in parish catechesis allows meetings to be transformed into more dynamic, inclusive, and formative experiences, using innovative technologies to bring Christ’s message in a new and engaging way.
