Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Sept. 23, 2026 © Alessandra Tarantino, AP Pope Leo XIV flies to France on Friday for the Vatican's first state visit to the European nation in 18 years, with artificial intelligence and young believers near the top of his agenda.President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte will be on the tarmac to greet the 71-year-old pope. Schism with rebel Catholic sect casts a pall over Pope Leo’s visit to France 1. 1 ## Macron urges world to 'stand firm' against 'abuse of power by empires' in final UN speech France 2. 2 ## Ladin: Dolomites villages refuse to give up on ancient language On the ground Europe 3. 3 ## AI leaders warn UN Security Council of risk to ‘humanity as a whole’ without regulation As it happened Americas 4. 4 ## ‘I had never heard of Eswatini’: Deported by the US to a country that rejects them Investigation Africa 5. 5 ## Israel blasts ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank Middle East 6. 6 ## Iran, AI and the ICC: Trump makes threats, touts policies at UN General Assembly Americas © 2026 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites.
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