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

Name: Huge security operation underway for Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France
Uploaded: 2026-09-24T12:09:18.000Z
Description: Hundreds of thousands of worshippers and visitors are expected in Paris this weekend for Pope Leo XIV’s two-day visit, the first papal trip to France since 2008. Around 14,000 police officers, gendarmes and soldiers have been mobilised across the capital to provide maximum protection.

Hundreds of thousands of worshippers and visitors are expected in Paris this weekend for Pope Leo XIV’s two-day visit, the first papal trip to France since 2008. Around 14,000 police officers, gendarmes and soldiers have been mobilised across the capital to provide maximum protection.

France 24 English 2026-09-24 12:09