00:00Pablo XIV arrived in France for an apostolic visit, the first by a supreme pontiff since
00:05September 2008. French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed him at Paris's early international
00:09airport. Seven minutes of ringing church bells marked the start of Pablo XIV's apostolic
00:15visit to France, with thousands gathering across Paris to welcome the pontiff.
00:20The official schedule includes an address at UNESCO headquarters where Pablo XIV will
00:25highlight the essential role of education and culture in building international peace,
00:29marking a milestone moment, the pontiff will become the first pope to visit Notre-Dame
00:33Cathedral following its historic December 2024 reopening after the 2019 fire. The first day
00:41concludes in Saint-Denis with a massive youth vigil at the Stade de France, kicking off a
00:45four-day tour, including visits to Louvre and Metz.
00:54After his arrival, Pablo XIV was received at the Élysée Palace by French press
00:59Emmanuel Macron kicking off high-level bilateral talks during his landmark apostolic visit
01:03to France. Following private meetings, the pontiff addressed members of the diplomatic corps
01:07issuing a strong call to foster genuine dialogue, build lasting peace, and warning against losing
01:13humanity in a paradise of machines, as worldwide concerns grow over artificial intelligence regulation.
01:27I felt it essential to address the issue of artificial intelligence in my first encyclical so as to place
01:36the human person back at the heart of our reflections. If we are to avoid losing our humanity amid a
01:44paradise of machines
01:45invading and conditioning our daily lives, there is an urgent need for education and
01:53ethical discernment and the capacity to acknowledge the moral good.
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