Newly chosen Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert F. Prevost of the US, appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, 8 May 2025.
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Pope Leo XIV said on Saturday that he partly chose his papal name to commit Pope Leo XIII for his dedication to social issues and the rights of worlds during the industrial revolution.
Leo said that the world is now confronted with new obstacles on world rights – and humanity broader – because of the rise of artificial intelligence.
“In our own time, the church offers everyone the treasury of its social doctrine in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence that was a Vatican conclave on Thursday, was known as Cardinal Robert Prevost.
Leo’s comments have the first indications of his vision of leadership and priorities as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
Leo also suggested during his first meeting with cardinals since his election that he would follow the lead of the late Pope Francis on his dedication to social justice.
“It can be clearly seen in the example of so many of my predessors, and most recently by Pope Francis himself, with his example of full dedication to services and an arrogant simplicity of life, his surrender to God who show his ministry and his seren trust at the time of his house,” he said.
Francis, who was pope for 12 years, often received criticism from conservative cardinals who said he gave the doctrine of the church water about issues such as LGBT Catholic and Leadership of Women.
Leo XIII, the partial inspiration for the name of the new pope, was chosen in 1878. He was a prominent figure in the social doctrine of the Catholic Church, in particular around the rights of Worldkers and the working class.
Leo is the first American pope of the Catholic Church.
Reuters has contributed to this report.
