# Pope urges Europe to help combat ‘lies and deceit’ in world affairs

https://mins.news/en/item/77650

- France 24, 2026-09-28 16:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260928-pope-urges-europe-to-help-combat-lies-and-deceit-in-world-affairs

> Pope Leo XIV ended a historic four-day visit to France on Monday, warning that relations between nations were becoming increasingly uncivilised and calling on Europe to help break what he described as a spiral of “lies and deceit.”

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