Pope Leo XIV has laid out the vision of his papacy and has identified artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity.

Pope Leo XIV signals a digital-era shift for the Church by endorsing HolyDeeds, a Vatican-backed immersive tech project that unites sacred storytelling, art and AI.

The new Pope, who comes from Chicago, apparently has a differentiated relationship with technology: the Apple Watch wearer criticizes too much AI.

As the head of an ancient religious organization that spans millennia, the pope's talk about AI creates a somewhat head-spinning juxtaposition, but Leo XIV isn't the first pope to focus on defending human dignity in the age of AI.

In his first official press conference on Monday, Pope Leo XIV said the media needs to use AI with "responsibility and discernment," which sounds like a pretty stark warning to me.

Amazon described Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum as "An open letter, passed to all Catholic bishops, that addressed the condition of the working classes. It discussed the relationsh

Leo gave a prepared address and then opened the floor to any cardinal who wanted to make a comment, a different format to what previous popes have done.