Pope Leo XIV spoke about the regulation of AI during his return flight to Rome, stating that concerns expressed by tech industry leaders over the catastrophic risks to humanity posed by the technology are not "fake news."

At a moment in history when relations between nations "are becoming increasingly barbaric," dialogue and multilateralism remain "the best antidote to the desire for domination, which lies at the root of every conflict," Pope Leo XIV said on the last of his four days in France from a town near the German border.

In the city of Lourdes, the pope met individually seven victims of sexual abuse — four men and three women selected by the Bishops' Conference of France — before addressing them as a group.