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Pope Leo XIV offered a transparent imaginative and prescient for his papacy in his first formal viewers since turning into the 267th pontiff. The American-born pope blends continuity with Pope Francis’ priorities whereas figuring out synthetic intelligence as one in every of humanity’s most important challenges.
The previous Cardinal Robert Prevost defined his alternative of papal identify by referencing Pope Leo XIII, who addressed the social questions of the Industrial Revolution by way of his landmark 1891 encyclical. Equally, Leo XIV sees AI as requiring the Church’s steerage “for the protection of human dignity, justice and labor” in our period’s personal technological revolution.
Leo repeatedly cited Francis’ 2013 mission assertion “The Pleasure of the Gospel,” signaling his dedication to an inclusive church that prioritizes the marginalized. He emphasised the necessity for the church to interact in “brave dialogue with the up to date world” whereas sustaining its missionary nature.
The previous Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, will retain his episcopal motto “In Illo uno unum” (“Within the one Christ we’re one”), underscoring themes of unity inside variety. His election got here with outstanding pace and consensus, reportedly receiving greater than 100 votes on the fourth poll — far past the required two-thirds majority.
Pope Leo XIV’s prime six targets, per his speech:
• Handle moral challenges posed by synthetic intelligence and technological improvement.
• Proceed Francis’ imaginative and prescient of a extra inclusive and outreach-focused church.
• Preserve dedication to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
• Foster unity inside the church’s world variety.
• Prioritize consideration to “the least and rejected” in society.
• Have interaction in “brave dialogue with the up to date world.”
— The Related Press
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