The current pope is Leo XIV, who was elected on 8 May 2025 on the second day of the 2025 papal conclave. [6] While his office is called the papacy, the jurisdiction of the episcopal see is called the Holy See. [7]

Pope Leo XIV is the new pope of the Catholic Church. He becaome pope on . Learn his background, age, and role as the current pontiff.

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Pope Leo XIV has created a study group on artificial intelligence in a sign of his ongoing concern about the technology.

Pope Leo XIV signed his first encyclical on May 15, a document on the protection of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, the Vatican announced today.

Leo XIV (born , Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) is the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected to the papacy on , succeeding Pope Francis and becoming the first American pope in history.