
President Emmanuel Macron will accompany Pope Leo
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Pope Leo XIV is currently visiting France, having already met Emmanuel Macron on Friday morning at the Élysée. His presence had initially attracted attention with a mass planned at La Concorde bringing together 800,000 people, which the president had announced not to attend.
A first effect of “Leon mania”? The President of the Republic will meet the Pope this Monday in Metz. And he will attend the mass celebrated by Leo XIV in the cathedral of the Concordat city.
His decision not to attend the mass at La Concorde which brought together 800,000 people had been variously commented on. At the Élysée, it is assured that the pope wished to extend the interview he had Friday morning with the head of state.
After welcoming him upon his arrival on French soil, Emmanuel Macron therefore decided to also accompany him for his departure from Metz airport, a role which was initially to fall to Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
And so he decided to take the opportunity to attend mass in the cathedral beforehand. A mea culpa to compensate for his absence on Saturday? In any case, it is a way of recognizing the powerful impact of this trip to France by Leo XIV.
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Pope Leo XIV will leave France from Metz airport accompanied by Emmanuel Macron
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