Pope Leo has pursued a unifying path since his election earlier this year. Remo Casilli/Reuters

Pope Leo XIV voiced concern over “some things” happening in the United States and revealed he turned down plans for an AI version of himself in his first major interview since his election.

The first American pope highlighted the significance of a letter his predecessor Pope Francis had sent to US bishops earlier this year rebuking the Trump administration’s immigration deportation plans.

“I was very happy to see how the American bishops picked that up, and some of them were courageous enough to go with that,” he said, referring to public comments made in the wake of the letter.

But Leo insisted he won’t engage in “partisan politics,” saying it’s up to church leaders in the United State

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