Leo, the first American pope, told the cardinals who elected him that he was fully committed to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, the 1960s meetings that modernized the church. He identified AI as one of the main issues facing humanity, saying it poses challenges to defending human dignity, justice and labor.

In his advocacy of the poor, migrants and a more open church, many people see the new pope as a continuation of his predecessor.

Pope Leo XIV could choose to live in a grand palace in the Vatican if he opts to make a major change from Pope Francis