# Pope wraps up ‘hugely successful’ France visit with Metz speech

https://mins.news/en/item/76946

- France 24, 2026-09-28 11:20 UTC
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- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260928-pope-wraps-up-hugely-successful-france-visit-with-metz-speech

> Pope Leo XIV warned Monday that relations between nations were becoming “increasingly uncivilised,” with some people boasting of “lies and deceit.” He urged Europe to help “break this cycle” as he concluded a France visit described by France 24’s Angela Diffley as “hugely successful.”

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