Pope Leo arrives in France to champion global regulation of artificial intelligence

Pope Leo has arrived in France, bringing with him a powerful call for what he has described as the 'disarming' of artificial intelligence through international regulation. The visit has generated weeks of anticipation across the country ahead of one of the most significant papal tours in recent memory.

The itinerary includes a Friday evening mass at the restored Notre Dame Cathedral and a major open-air celebration expected to draw as many as 600,000 faithful in Paris. The Pope will also travel to the pilgrimage city of Lourdes before heading to Metz, the hometown of Robert Schuman, widely regarded as a founding father of European unity.