# Pope Leo XIV begins four-day visit to France

https://mins.news/en/video/74028

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-25 13:30 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1x3soiNQqI

> Pope Leo XIV has begun an intense four-day tour of France, with stops in Paris, the Catholic shrine at Lourdes and the northeastern city of Metz. Church bells rang nationwide when his charter flight landed at Orly airport, and more than a million people are expected to see him during the visit.

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