Pope Leo XIV has urged for "responsibility and discernment" over the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) during his first press briefing with the media since being elected as the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update had its fun with the headlines this week, including the naming of the new sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Leo XIV, the first American in the role. “As an American Catholic, I could not be more proud, which is a sin, and now I’m ashamed,” co-anchor Colin Jost …

While heartened by the new pope's commitment to social justice, advocates say it's unclear whether Leo will continue Francis' LGBTQ+ outreach.

When the white smoke poured out of St. Peter's Basilica last week, 73-year-old Port Charlotte resident Louis Prevost learned that his brother — Robert Prevost — had been elected pope.

Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, said he expects Pope Leo XIV "feels an obligation," to speak to what he called the issues of the day, amid "real challenges globally."