
In a country that seemed to have fallen away from the faith, hundreds of thousands of people are cheering for Leo XIV - including the right-wing presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. President Macron, on the other hand, has to listen to criticism.
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Pope Leo XIV undertakes a tour of France that is accompanied by political attention.
Visit of the head of the church Pope Leo XIV is touring France - and everything is highly political
Paris, Lourdes, Metz: In a country that seemed to have fallen away from the faith, hundreds of thousands are cheering for Leo XIV - including the right-wing presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. President Macron, on the other hand, has to listen to censure.
By Leo Klimm, Paris
September 27, 2026, 6:11 p.m
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