The sovereign pontiff ends his visit to French soil on Monday with a trip to Moselle. He will meet representatives of the main religions there, before giving a speech and celebrating a final mass.
This is the epilogue of Pope Leo XIV's visit to France, Monday September 28. The sovereign pontiff is passing through Lorraine for a final, eminently political day in France, including an interreligious meeting and a speech on Europe in the presence of Emmanuel Macron and a few heads of state. The French president will also attend the final mass of Leo XIV in Metz, the franceinfo political service learned. In addition to participating in the Pope's departure ceremony from French territory, the Head of State "reorganized his schedule to also attend the preceding mass at Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Metz," said the Élysée. Follow our live stream.
• An interreligious dialogue to begin. The Pope's day begins with an interreligious meeting at the Robert-Schuman conference center in Metz (Moselle), with the leaders of the main religions in France: Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline for the Catholics, Christian Krieger for the Protestants, the Grand Rabbi Haïm Korsia for the Jewish community, Chems-Eddine Hafiz for the Muslims, Monsignor Dimitrios for the Orthodox and Antony Boussemart for the Buddhists. A joint declaration will be signed at the end of this exchange.
• A great speech on Europe. Under the eyes of Emmanuel Macron, the American Pope will develop his thoughts on European construction and its central role in the peace that has reigned in Western Europe for 80 years. Leo XIV must also evoke "the Christian roots of Europe". As La Croix recalls, he had already addressed this theme during his visit to Spain last June, citing in particular the role of Christian tradition in the idea that “justice imposes limits on force”. “Is it really possible to believe that Europe would be itself without the imprint of faith?” he declared.
• A mass without borders to conclude. More than 60,000 people in total are expected in the Moselle city, many coming from neighboring countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany). Not everyone will be able to enter Saint-Etienne Cathedral, much too small with its 2,000 seats. But many will have a chance to see Léon Emmanuel Macron will finally attend this final mass, before accompanying the pope to his plane around 7 p.m. to end the four-day visit.
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#PAPEIn addition to participating in the Pope's departure ceremony at Metz-Nancy airport, the Head of State has "reorganized his schedule to also attend the preceding mass at Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Metz", announces the Élysée.
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#POPE Emmanuel Macron will attend the mass of Pope Leo XIV in Metz, contrary to what was planned, franceinfo has learned.
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#PAPE One of France Télévisions' special envoys to Lourdes, Alban Mikoczy, takes stock of the Pope's program, who is due to take off at 7:40 a.m. from Tarbes-Lourdes to reach Metz.
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#POPE Pope Leo It is here that he will give a speech where he is expected to praise European construction as a source of peace. It also owes to an interreligious meeting.
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The day will end with a final tour in Leo XIV's popemobile and a mass at Saint-Etienne Cathedral in the afternoon. Emmanuel Macron could finally attend the religious service, contrary to what was planned. “The Elysée warned me around 8 p.m. of this possibility and we will review the entire protocol of the ceremony during the night,” declared the mayor of Metz, François Grosdidier, to the newspaper Le Monde.
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• #POPE After Paris and Lourdes, Leo XIV ends his visit to France with a stopover in Metz, where he will deliver a speech on Europe and peace. Yesterday, he recognized the “systemic” nature of sexual violence in the Church.
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