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Pope Leo XIV warns AI “paradise of machines” in France

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC · How we work

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Pope Warns Against AI

Pope Leo XIV begins his France visit, arriving in Paris on September 25, 2026.
He meets President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace.
He warns AI could become a “paradise of machines” threatening humanity.
He presides over a Mass at Place de la Concorde attended by 700,000 people.
He leads a youth vigil at Stade de France, where 80,000 tickets sold out within an hour.

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Pope Sparks Security Surge

About 14,500 police, gendarmes, military and firefighters were deployed for the Pope’s Paris Mass.
An IFOP poll shows 26% expect the visit to breathe new life into the French Church.
28% of respondents want the Pope to address peace, global conflicts and sexual-abuse issues.
Secularists criticized the Place de la Concorde venue, saying it symbolizes the Republic and suggested the Invalides.

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Macron Defends Secularism

Pope Leo XIV argued that France’s laïcité should permit religious dialogue in public life.
President Emmanuel Macron said secularism does not negate religion and protects belief publicly.
Historian Florian Michel said Catholicism’s historic closeness to monarchy fuels enduring anti-church sentiment.
Bishop Pierre-Antoine Bozo cited record baptisms as evidence of a genuine thirst for spirituality amid secularization.

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Pope Warns Against AI

Pope Leo XIV begins his France visit, arriving in Paris on September 25, 2026.
He meets President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace.
He warns AI could become a “paradise of machines” threatening humanity.
He presides over a Mass at Place de la Concorde attended by 700,000 people.
He leads a youth vigil at Stade de France, where 80,000 tickets sold out within an hour.

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