# Huge security operation underway for Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France

https://mins.news/en/item/72267

- France 24, 2026-09-24 12:09 UTC
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- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260924-huge-security-operation-underway-for-pope-s-visit-to-france

> Paris is preparing for Pope Leo XIV’s two-day visit this weekend, with hundreds of thousands of worshippers and visitors expected. It is the first papal visit to France since 2008, and about 14,000 police officers, gendarmes and soldiers have been deployed across the capital.

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