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Pope Leo XIV stands firm on bioethics and AI in Paris speech
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· September 25, 2026
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Meeting with President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysée Palace on Friday, the pope condemned surrogacy, the buying of organs, and the concept of 'arranging one's own death.'
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