Culture‘Pope fever’ takes hold as Pope Leo visits France

Pope Leo XIV is expected to draw huge crowds during his four-day visit to Paris, Lourdes and Metz. He will deliver 15 speeches and homilies and address Europe’s future and its challenges, with about one million people expected at an open-air Mass in Paris. The visit comes as France approaches presidential elections and navigates its tradition of secularism.

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