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Pope Leo XIV Denounces AI and High-Tech Warfare, Calls for Peace in Middle East and Ukraine

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Pope Leo XIV condemned investments in AI and high-tech weaponry, calling for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine during a visit to La Sapienza University in Rome, where he met Palestinian students from Gaza.

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