Pope Leo says AI risk concerns not ‘fake news’
Leader of the Catholic Church says AI safety issues should be taken seriously and acted on.

Leader of the Catholic Church says AI safety issues should be taken seriously and acted on.


![Survivors of abuse by members of French clergy, Veronique Garnier, Olivier Mardi, Jerome Guillement, Bertrand Virieux, and Jean-Marie Delbos, pose together during a press conference after a nearly two-hour meeting with Pope Leo in Lourdes, France, September 27, 2026 [Clotaire Achi/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-27T193446Z_1795176521_RC2VRNA0ELTO_RTRMADP_3_POPE-FRANCE-LOURDES-ABUSE-1790544821.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)



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