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In short, the first American pope may at times frustrate American officials by prioritizing a global moral vision over geopolitical alignment. This is the paradox of being “caught between Rome and Washington” – Leo XIV is claimed by America, but he does not claim allegiance to it.

The Catholic Church has elected its first American pope in history: Cardinal Robert Prevost. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The choice of name has sparked speculation, as the last Pope Leo established the Vatican Observatory in the late 19th century.

The obvious ethical implications of AI have long been explored ... and for the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, fighting to define intelligence is a mission of the highest order.

Then Leo came along. Plagued by the tempests of drugs, murder, corruption and other vices of biblical proportion for much of the past five decades, residents in this tiny burg just south of Chicago are seeing a ray of divine hope in their most famous native son,