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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.

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.

Pope is the title given to the bishop of Rome, who is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The title dates to about the 9th century CE. The pope is regarded as the successor of St. Peter and has supreme power of jurisdiction over the Roman Catholic Church in matters of faith and morals, as well as in church discipline and government.

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Pope Leo has made peace the defining message of his pontificate, calling the world to reconciliation, dialogue, and a “disarming peace."

Pope Leo XIV: A timeline of his first year The white smoke poured from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel at 6:07 p.m. Rome time , and a few minutes later the bells of St. Peter's Basilica began to ring. "Habemus papam!" "We have a pope!" -- Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary who took the name Pope XIV on this historic day.