Pope Leo XIV says his choice of name reflects a commitment to social causes embraced by Leo XIII, a late 19th century pontiff and determined defender of workers' rights during the industrial revolution, according to the Vatican.
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00:00I thought I'd take the name of Leone XIV.
00:07Diverse reasons, but mainly the Pope Leone XIII,
00:11with the historical enciclica Rerum Novarum,
00:16faced the social issue in the context of the First Great Industrial Revolution.
00:22And today the Chiesa offers all its own patrimony of social doctrine
00:29to respond to another industrial revolution
00:33and to the development of artificial intelligence
00:36that comport new challenges for the defense of the human dignity,
00:41of justice and of work.
00:44So...
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