Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV has reaffirmed the irreplaceable role of doctors in the healing process, insisting that artificial intelligence (AI), while useful, can never substitute the compassion, presence, and personal connection that physicians bring to their patients.

The Pope addressed members of the Latin Ibero-American and Caribbean Medical Confederation (CONFEMEL) at the Vatican on Thursday, offering words of gratitude and encouragement to the group, which represents more than two million medical professionals across Latin America, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Caribbean.

In his remarks, the Pope drew attention to the spiritual dimension of healthcare, recalling the Church’s celebration of the Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels. Just as angels guide and protect, he said, docto

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