Live: Pope Leo XIV uses Élysée speech to warn of a 'paradise of machines'
Speaking entirely in French at the Élysée Palace on Friday, Pope Leo XIV warned against losing "our humanity" to technology and condemned assisted dying and surrogacy.
Summary by The Paris Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: RFI, as published by RFI English — France · · 1 min read
Speaking entirely in French at the Élysée Palace on Friday, Pope Leo XIV warned against losing "our humanity" to technology and condemned assisted dying and surrogacy.
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