WorldPope Leo XIV addressed peace, artificial intelligence, France’s challenges and the importance of solidarity in a French-language speech at the Élysée Palace on 25 September. On the first day of his four-day visit to France, he also condemned gestational surrogacy and called for stronger protection of human dignity.
WorldPope Leo XIV has arrived in Paris, where French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed him at the Élysée Palace. Their private talks cover international geopolitics, artificial intelligence and peace, before the pontiff is due to give a speech at the palace.
CulturePope Leo XIV visits UNESCO headquarters and gives an address during his four-day trip to Paris, the first papal visit to the city in 18 years.
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WorldFrench President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Pope Leo XIV at Paris Orly International Airport.
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WorldPope Leo XIV has begun a four-day visit to France, culminating in a Mass in central Paris expected to draw more than half a million people. Police have sealed off the area around the Champs-Élysées ahead of Saturday’s ceremony at Place de la Concorde. President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the Pope at Orly and is expected to discuss geopolitics and artificial intelligence with him at the Élysée Palace.
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WorldPope Leo’s visit to France is presented as more than a diplomatic trip. Andrea Antonio Verardi, a professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University, says it centres on the search for peace amid geopolitical instability, the challenges artificial intelligence and technological change pose to humanity and human dignity, and the unexpected return of religious identification.
WorldFrench President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Pope Leo XIV at the Élysée Palace on Friday, September 25, beginning the pontiff’s four-day visit to France. After a ceremonial welcome in the courtyard, the Pope greeted Macron and Brigitte Macron before a brief meeting inside the palace.
CulturePope Leo XIV is traveling by popemobile from the Notre Dame de Champs church to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He will preside over vespers outside the cathedral with bishops, priests, deacons, Catholic faithful and seminarians.
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WorldPope Leo XIV has arrived at Paris Orly Airport to begin a four-day visit to France. President Emmanuel Macron attended a welcoming ceremony on the tarmac, with the programme combining diplomatic meetings and major public events in Paris, Lourdes and Metz.
CultureCatholic influencers brought hundreds of young people to a prayer evening at Paris’s Saint-Sulpice church ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit. The gathering showed how social media is emerging as a tool for evangelisation, while creators seek to build real-life communities and Church leaders caution that influencers must not eclipse the faith they promote.
WorldParis is completing preparations for Pope Leo XIV’s first official visit to the French capital in 18 years. His four-day programme features meetings with President Emmanuel Macron and UNESCO, a popemobile procession, prayer at Notre-Dame, a youth vigil at the Stade de France and a Mass at Place de la Concorde expected to attract up to one million people, followed by visits to Lourdes and Metz.
PoliticsPope Leo XIV’s visit to France is placing President Emmanuel Macron in a delicate diplomatic balancing act. Because the pontiff is both head of the Catholic Church and head of Vatican City State, Macron must carefully navigate France’s secular traditions. The two leaders will not hold a private meeting, officially because of the Pope’s busy schedule, and Macron is not expected to attend religious services during the visit.
CulturePope Leo is visiting France in hopes of repairing the Catholic Church’s standing after abuse scandals. He is also expected to renew calls for global rules governing AI development and present his vision for Europe’s future.
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WorldPope Leo XIV has arrived in Paris for a four-day visit, the first papal trip to France in 18 years. More than a million people are expected to attend events during the journey, which includes a stop at the Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes.
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WorldPope Leo XIV left Rome’s Fiumicino Airport on Friday for a four-day trip to France.
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WorldPope Leo XIV has arrived in Paris for a four-day visit, the first papal visit to France in 18 years. More than a million people are expected to attend events during the trip, which includes a stop at the Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes.
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SocietyHundreds 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.
CultureParis is preparing for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV, who is scheduled to celebrate a major open-air Mass. Excitement is building in the French capital ahead of his visit.
WorldLive coverage begins at 2 p.m. Paris time as crowds welcome Pope Leo XIV at Place de la Concorde and along the Champs-Élysées. A large open-air Mass is due to start at 3 p.m.
WorldWatch live as Pope Leo XIV travels through central Paris in the Popemobile on Friday, September 25, beginning at 4 p.m. Paris time. His route runs from Notre-Dame-des-Champs to Place Saint-Michel, where he will meet faithful gathered to welcome him.
CultureFrance is preparing for Pope Leo XIV’s arrival, which will mark the first papal state visit to the country since 2008. The visit is examined from the Vatican’s perspective.
TechPope Leo’s visit has stirred intense interest in France. In Paris, he is set to promote the idea of “disarming” artificial intelligence, alongside masses at Notre Dame and before 600,000 faithful, as well as visits to Lourdes and Metz.
CultureLourdes in southern France will be the second stop on Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the country after Paris. About 150,000 people are expected at his Sunday mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, while local businesses hope pilgrims’ spending on souvenirs, food and other goods will lift the economy.
CulturePope Leo XIV’s visit to France next week comes during what one expert describes as a distinct “French Catholic moment.” Baptisms among young adults are increasing, while the faith is gaining greater visibility on social media.
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