Pope Leo XIV names biggest threat to humanity in first address to cardinals

Leo XIV said the Church must now take the lead in facing newer threats to workers, such as artificial intelligence (Picture: Vatican Media via AP)

Pope Leo XIV named artificial intelligence as one of the biggest threats to humanity as he laid out his vision for the papacy to cardinals today.

In his first formal audience, the new pontiff revealed he took the name to honour Pope Leo XIII, a social justice advocate who backed workers’ rights during the industrial revolution.

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