DOUALA (Cameroon), April 18 -- Pope Leo XIV yesterday warned that the AI boom could fuel "conflict, fear and violence" while on a trip to Cameroon marked by his ongoing spat with US President Donald Trump.

While Leo has called for caution on artificial intelligence several times since his election in May 2025, his latest warning comes as Trump faces a backlash over a now-deleted AI-generated post seemingly depicting the US leader as Jesus.

After holding Mass in the stifling heat in Cameroon's economic capital Douala for more than 120,000 joyous worshippers - the biggest event of his landmark Africa trip so far - the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics sounded the alarm over the perils of the technology.

"The challenge posed by ...