Magisterium AI
AI answer engine for Catholic teaching that cites a library of Church documents.
Magisterium AI is an AI answer engine focused on the Catholic Church. Magisterium AI is used by asking a question in Chat mode and reading an answer with inline citations to Church documents, or by using Search to open source texts directly. It is free to use, with apps for iOS and Android.
Best for Catholics, clergy, catechists and students who want sourced answers on Church teaching or help preparing homilies and lessons.
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- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, API, MCP
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Free plan
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- API
- Yes
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What is Magisterium AI?
Magisterium AI is an answer engine that draws on a library of more than 37,000 Catholic documents, including writings of Popes, Saints, Fathers and Doctors of the Church. It has three modes: Chat for conversational answers with inline citations and follow-up questions, Search for finding and opening source texts, and Explore for a three-dimensional view of the knowledge base. A personal library lets users save books, listen to them and build collections. Further functions include biblical commentary, daily Mass readings and prayers through widgets, a saints database, an ecclesiastical directory, diocesan statistics and financial records, and a news section. Thinking Mode produces longer research reports, Learn Mode offers guided paths, and Canvas Mode helps draft prayers, reflections or letters. The service runs on the web, in native mobile apps and inside WhatsApp, and offers an API and MCP connectors.
Key Features
Cited Chat Answers
Responds to questions conversationally and attaches inline citations to the documents it relied on.
Source Search
Looks through the knowledge base for specific content and opens the original text without a chat.
Document Library
Lets users search works by title or author, save them, listen to them and group them into collections.
Biblical Commentary
Returns Catholic commentary and theological notes on a chosen Bible passage.
Document Upload
Reviews an uploaded homily, essay or reflection and comments on it in light of Church teaching.
API and MCP Connectors
Makes the knowledge base available to other apps and to AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT.
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Use Cases
- Homily Preparation
- Ask for themes based on the readings for a given Mass.
- Catechism Lesson Planning
- Generate a lesson outline on a topic such as the Eucharist.
- Studying a Church Document
- Request a summary of an encyclical and follow the citations to the text.
- Daily Prayer
- Open the Mass readings, the saint of the day or a guided Rosary.
- Building a Faith App
- Use the API to add sourced Catholic answers to a website or application.
Things to know
- Some features are Pro
- Voice Mode is labelled as a Pro feature on the home page.
- Scope is Catholic sources
- Answers are grounded in the service's own collection of Catholic documents and related datasets.
- Connectors for other assistants
- MCP connectors bring the knowledge base into Claude, ChatGPT, Grok and Microsoft 365 Copilot, among others.
FAQs
What is Magisterium AI?
Magisterium AI is an AI answer engine that responds to questions about the Catholic faith using a library of Church documents.
What is Magisterium AI used for?
Magisterium AI is used to get cited answers on Catholic teaching, study Scripture and Church texts, prepare homilies and lessons, and find prayers and daily readings.
Is Magisterium AI free?
Yes. Magisterium AI states it is free to use with no credit card required. Some functions, such as Voice Mode, are marked Pro.
Does Magisterium AI have an API?
Yes. Magisterium AI offers a chat API and a search API for developers, along with MCP connectors and support for the A2A agent protocol.
Does Magisterium AI work on mobile?
Yes. Magisterium AI has native iOS and Android apps and can also be reached through WhatsApp.
What sources does Magisterium AI use?
Magisterium AI draws on a library the site numbers at over 37,000 documents, plus a saints database of more than 12,000 entries and an ecclesiastical directory.
What are the modes in Magisterium AI?
Magisterium AI has Chat, Search and Explore modes, and adds Thinking, Learn and Canvas modes for research reports, guided study and drafting.
Who it's for
- Catholics
- Clergy
- Catechists
- Theology students
- Teachers
- Developers
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