
During his visit to Lourdes, Pope Leo
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The formula is not banal but it was pronounced on Saturday evening by Leo XIV, in the hollow of the cave of the apparitions of Lourdes, where he went shortly after his arrival at Tarbes-Lourdes airport. Addressing the Virgin, the pope said: “Obtain wise and generous leaders for France, ready to sacrifice themselves, capable of facing challenges and willing to serve the common good.”
A prediction for the next presidential elections? This text, prepared for a long time, appears in the liturgical booklets printed well in advance of the visit and is obviously not a political declaration, but it is not a pure coincidence either. However, it has always been customary in the Catholic Church to pray for the leaders of countries. This is practiced during Sunday masses during “universal prayer”.
In any case, this sentence was part of a longer, very articulate text that the pope read in French. The Holy Father…

Pope Leo The visit takes place in a context of debate on the place of religion in French public space.

Nearly 700,000 faithful gathered on the Champs-Élysées in Paris to attend the mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV, the high point of his visit to France marked by intense popular fervor.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated a mass in front of 700,000 people at Place de la Concorde in Paris. After visiting a reception association for migrants, the sovereign pontiff is preparing to leave the capital via Orly airport to go to Lourdes.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated a giant mass at Place de la Concorde in Paris in front of 700,000 faithful. After meeting migrants at Maison Bakhita, he must go to Lourdes for a pilgrimage.

On the occasion of the apostolic visit of Pope Leo
Pope Leo XIV spoke with thousands of young people at the Stade de France, urging them to choose the good and become witnesses to the Gospel despite uncertainty.