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Pope Leo XIV Warns AI at UNESCO, Calls for Ethics

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 2:30 PM UTC · How we work

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Pope Visits France

Pope Leo XIV began a four-day visit to France, meeting President Emmanuel Macron at Orly.
He warned at UNESCO that artificial intelligence threatens humanity, calling for ethical regulation.
At the Élysée Palace, he condemned assisted dying, abortion and surrogacy, defending life.
He met seven clergy-abuse survivors, offering a personal apology, seeking reconciliation.
An open-air Mass on the Champs-Élysées attracted nearly 600,000, including altar servers with Down syndrome.

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Pope Defends Media

Pope Francis told reporters on his Rome-Paris flight they were welcome, stressing coverage.
He answered a query about U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration’s attempt to bar MSNBC and Politico.
A federal judge ordered the White House to reinstate the three outlets’ press credentials.
Leo said he had no role in accepting the king’s jet.
Leo predicted Villanova would dominate support at the Notre Dame basketball game in Rome on Nov. 1.

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Historical Context

John Paul II’s 1995 encyclical Evangelium Vitae reaffirmed Catholic opposition to abortion, euthanasia and artificial contraception, extending the stance first articulated in Paul VI’s 1968 Humanae Vitae. This continuity of papal teaching has long shaped Vatican-state discussions on bioethics, establishing a framework that contemporary papal visits invoke when engaging European leaders on emerging moral issues.

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Pope Visits France

Pope Leo XIV began a four-day visit to France, meeting President Emmanuel Macron at Orly.
He warned at UNESCO that artificial intelligence threatens humanity, calling for ethical regulation.
At the Élysée Palace, he condemned assisted dying, abortion and surrogacy, defending life.
He met seven clergy-abuse survivors, offering a personal apology, seeking reconciliation.
An open-air Mass on the Champs-Élysées attracted nearly 600,000, including altar servers with Down syndrome.

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