PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits Paris and Lourdes on second day of France trip
Pope Leo XIV continued his apostolic journey in France on Saturday, first listening to the stories of migrants at the Bakhita House, a center offering support and integration to immigrants in the Archdiocese of Paris, before meeting with new and prospective Catholics and their leaders at the Catholic Institute of Paris. He then made his […]
Pope Leo in Lourdes: The Church must heal her ‘wounds, infidelities, and painful errors’
The pontiff spoke about the urgency of repentance and conversion at a Mass on the third day of his visit to France. LOURDES, France — Pope Leo XIV issued a firm call to conversion from sin and error in the Church, and invited all to repent and do penance, at the Sanctuary of Our Lady […]
Pope Leo XIV in Paris: No one ‘is merely a number’
An estimated 800,000 people attended the pontiff’s open-air Mass. PARIS — Pope Leo XIV told his congregation at an open-air Mass in Paris on Saturday that “none of us is merely a number or an entry in a register but a unique and irreplaceable person” in the eyes of God. Local authorities estimated the size […]
Pope addresses ‘surprising’ Catholic growth in secular France
Leo met members of a Church assembly examining a decade-long rise in Catholic baptisms. PARIS — Pope Leo XIV met new and prospective Catholics and their leaders on Saturday as he encouraged the Catholic Church in France to “strike a wise balance” between welcoming new members as they are and educating them in the tenets […]
Pope Leo hears testimony of migrants in Paris: God opened ‘a new path for me’
Leo visited a center offering support and integration to immigrants in the Archdiocese of Paris, on the second day of his Sept. 25-28 journey in France. PARIS — Pope Leo XIV listened to the stories of faith and hope of two migrants to France at an integration center in the Paris archdiocese on Saturday. France […]
Thousands of young French Catholics converge on soccer stadium for prayer with Pope Leo
France’s Catholic culture and the energy of the country’s young people stole the show at a prayer vigil at the national stadium in Saint-Denis, France. SAINT-DENIS, France — At least 80,000 young Catholics flocked to France’s national soccer stadium north of Paris on Friday night to pray with Pope Leo XIV and to hear his […]
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV visits France’s restored Notre-Dame Cathedral
Pope Leo XIV is visiting France from Sept. 25–28 and celebrated Vespers at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris Friday evening, becoming the first pope to visit the church since it was rebuilt. Pope Leo XIV is visiting three cities in France from Sept. 25–28, making stops in Paris, Lourdes, and Metz to meet with young people, […]
Pope Leo prays at Notre-Dame Cathedral: ‘where heaven and earth meet’
The prayer service at the famous Gothic cathedral was Pope Leo’s first meeting with the Catholic Church of Paris during his Sept. 25-28 visit to France. PARIS — Pope Leo XIV prayed Evening Prayer at Notre-Dame Cathedral on Friday, becoming the first pope to set foot in the monumental church since it was rebuilt after […]
Pope Leo XIV warns of ’corruption of culture’ in the age of AI
The pontiff said AI “cannot answer questions that concern the meaning of human life, which is rooted in lived experience.” PARIS — Pope Leo XIV warned that Artificial Intelligence has fostered a “corruption of culture” that could affect what it means to be human, during a speech at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural […]
Pope Leo XIV, in France, says protection of life a duty for everyone
The pontiff denounced the use of science and technology for profit instead of moral and ethical human progress. PARIS – Pope Leo XIV, in his first speech during a four-day visit to France, lamented the use of science and technology for profit instead of moral and ethical human progress and said that everyone is responsible […]