The benefits and risks of artificial intelligence will be Pope Leo XIV’s “top priority,” The New York Times reported. Leo chose his papal name in reference to the 19th-century Leo XIII, who marveled at “discoveries of science” but warned that the then-ongoing industrial revolution could leave “human beings as mere instruments for money making.”

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a sign of peace in the world, offering a message of love and communion during an inaugural Mass in St.