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The Church in Europe outside Spain.

Pope Leo XIV speaking during the general audience in St. Peter's Square

Pope Leo XIV points to young people as a sign of hope for France

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 30, 2026

Cardinal François Bustillo, bishop of Ajaccio

Cardinal Bustillo says Pope Leo XIV's visit to France must not end in nostalgia

Joseph Garcia|September 30, 2026

Pope Leo XIV on his return to Rome at the end of his fifth apostolic trip, which took him to France

Pope Leo XIV returns to Rome after four days in France

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 29, 2026

Pope Leo XIV addressing the bishops of France

Pope Leo XIV urges French bishops to speak boldly in public debate

Joseph Garcia|September 28, 2026

Pilgrims holding lit candles during the torchlight procession at the shrine of Lourdes, with Pope Leo XIV presiding

Pope Leo XIV leads Rosary and torchlight procession before 30,000 at Lourdes

Almudena Buenadicha|September 28, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking during his visit to France

Pope Leo XIV sets out a single 'road map' for the Church in France

Joseph Garcia|September 28, 2026

Pope Leo XIV leaning toward sick pilgrims in wheelchairs at the shrine in Lourdes

Pope Leo XIV breaks with protocol at Lourdes to greet sick pilgrims

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 28, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in conversation with victims of abuse during his meeting with them in Lourdes

Pope Leo XIV spends nearly two hours with abuse victims in Lourdes

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 28, 2026

The Spanish-language parish in Paris, which provides support to Spanish-speaking migrants

Paris's Spanish-language parish forged baptismal records to save 150 Jews

Almudena Buenadicha|September 28, 2026

The Gothic cathedral of Saint-Étienne rising above the rooftops of Metz, France

Pope Leo XIV due in Metz to celebrate Mass at Saint-Étienne cathedral

Joseph Garcia|September 28, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in white kneeling in prayer before the Grotto of Massabielle at the shrine of Lourdes

Pope Leo XIV prays at Lourdes grotto for fraternal concord in France

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 27, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in prayer before a silver statue of Our Lady and the Child Jesus outside Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

Pope Leo XIV prays the Salve Regina before Notre-Dame's silver Virgin

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 26, 2026

Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris

Archbishop of Paris hopes papal visit will renew Christian witness in a secular society

Almudena Buenadicha|September 26, 2026

UNESCO Director-General Khaled Ahmed El-Enany Ali Ezz speaking at a lectern during his meeting with Pope Leo XIV at UNESCO headquarters in Paris

UNESCO chief tells Pope Leo XIV that nothing can replace moral conscience

Jane Morales|September 26, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in prayer inside the restored Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris

At Notre-Dame, Pope Leo XIV tells French clergy the Church cannot retreat from the world

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 26, 2026

Pope Leo XIV speaking to young people at the Stade de France

Pope Leo XIV tells young people at the Stade de France to choose the good

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 26, 2026

Pope Leo XIV delivering an address at a lectern before the UNESCO General Assembly in Paris

Pope Leo XIV tells UNESCO that war is the most terrible of human works

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 25, 2026

The grotto of Massabielle at the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France, with candles burning before the rock

Pope Leo XIV to pray for French families at the Lourdes grotto on Saturday

Almudena Buenadicha|September 25, 2026

A large crowd gathered in an open-air square in France for a Mass celebrated by the pope

Paris opens overflow zone for Pope Leo XIV's Mass as 600,000 sign up

Almudena Rodrigo|September 25, 2026

Pope Leo XIV in white cassock ahead of his apostolic journey to France

Pope Leo XIV to visit Paris, Lourdes and Metz on four-day trip to France

Xavier Ruiz Arregui|September 25, 2026