Pope Leo XIV began his four-day visit to France Friday speaking at the Élysée Palace in Paris in a speech focused on artificial intelligence.

Pope Leo XIV welcomed reporters on his flight to France after CNN asked about President Donald Trump's attempt to bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. He told journalists, "I am very happy that here,

The pope told France's civil authorities that "the protection of the right to life constitutes the indispensable foundation of every other human right."

Pope Leo XIV cautioned against becoming too reliant on AI and other technology during a speech to diplomats in France on Friday.

Pope Leo leaves on Friday for a weekend ​visit to France, where he is hoping to repair the Catholic Church's standing after abuse scandals and is expected to renew calls ‌for global rules on AI development while laying out a vision for Europe's future.

At the conclusion of the Interreligious Meeting in one of the halls of the “Robert Schuman” Conference Center in Metz, Leo XIV proceeded to the auditorium of the same center to preside over the meeting titled “At the Roots of Europe: For Peace and Unity.

The trip marks the first papal visit to France in 18 years, with the Pope's first engagement at the Élysée Presidential Palace in Paris. | ITV National News

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Monday called for the release of imprisoned journalists and affirmed the "precious gift of free speech and the press" in an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists who descended on Rome to cover his election as the ...

Pope Leo XIV called free speech and the press a "precious gift" as he asked for the release of imprisoned journalists. He made the comments during an audience with some of the 6,000 journalists from around the world who descended on Rome over the past week ...

Pope Leo attends a meeting with bishops of the French Episcopal Conference at the Saint Bernadette auditorium at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, during his apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes,