WorldLeo XIV arrives in Paris for France’s first papal state visit in 18 years

Name: Leo XIV arrives in Paris for France’s first papal state visit in 18 years
Uploaded: 2026-09-26T09:22:07.000Z
Description: Pope Leo XIV has arrived in France for the country’s first papal state visit in 18 years. On Saturday, he is due to celebrate an open-air Mass at Paris’s Place de la Concorde and the adjoining Champs-Elysees, drawing around 600,000 believers.

Pope Leo XIV has arrived in France for the country’s first papal state visit in 18 years. On Saturday, he is due to celebrate an open-air Mass at Paris’s Place de la Concorde and the adjoining Champs-Elysees, drawing around 600,000 believers.

France 24 English 2026-09-26 09:22