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XIV has called for the “disarming” of artificial intelligence (AI), warning that “new forms of slavery” are tied to its rise. The Catholic Church leader warned on Monday against “a race for ever more powerful
XIV called Monday for newfound respect for the rights of migrants and international law during an address to the Spanish parliament that signaled a new level of acceptance of the Catholic Church in the public
Catholic Church. But prior interactions were much more diplomatic. In 1965, Pope Paul VI was the [first pope to speak before the United Nations](https://www.ncronline.org/blogs/ncr-today/paul-vi-50-years-ago-no-more-war-war-never-again), urging an end to the Vietnam
first American-born pontiff did not mention [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) by name, but used his speech in Cameroon on Thursday to denounce world leaders that invoke religion to justify violence against other nations
XIV in what is seen as an attempt to repair relations after President Donald Trump’s repeated barbs against the pontiff. The closed-door meeting is expected to take about half an hour on Thursday
first United States-born pope has also delivered remarks seen as critical of the US-Israeli war in Iran and US policy, including [calling US President Donald Trump’s threat](/news/2026/4/13/terrible-for-foreign-policy-trump-attacks-pope-leo-after-peace-appeal) to end Iran
XIV is set to arrive in Angola on the third leg of a landmark African tour that has unfolded alongside an escalating war of words with [United States President Donald Trump](/news/2026/4/16/pope-leo-decries-world-ruled-by-tyrants-after-trump-attacks) over the Middle
XIV and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio [met on Thursday](/news/2026/5/7/rubio-arrives-at-vatican-to-meet-pope-leo-amid-trump-attacks) during the latter’s trip to Rome, with hopes of improving relations between the Vatican and Washington at a time when United States
XIV has addressed a massive crowd in Cameroon, using one of the biggest stages of his Africa tour to preach a message of justice and nonviolence. Addressing about 120,000 faithful in Douala, the Roman
XIV](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pope-leo-xiv), the first North American to head the Catholic church and the first cleric from the Augustinian order, who this week visited the modern Algerian city where Saint Augustine once lived
XIV has used a landmark address to the Spanish parliament to warn the world is undergoing “a deep spiritual and cultural crisis” and to urge the international community to tackle the causes and consequences
XIV](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pope-leo-xiv) against the war in Iran has tested that proposition. The pope has been broadly and consistently critical of war, but pointedly critical of the American attacks in Iran. On Palm Sunday
XIV took direct aim at the power of Big Tech in his first encyclical on Monday (May 25), warning that artificial intelligence risks widening inequality, weakening democracy and undermining what it means to be human
year**, the airline said on Tuesday. War in the Middle East has led jet fuel prices to more than double and they remained “extremely volatile”, the carrier said in a market update, cited