Visit of Pope Leo XIV to France: between popular fervor and European message

“A sign of rebirth” of the Church of France: find the entire speech of Leo XIV after his historic trip

Back in Rome, Pope Leo XIV gave a glowing assessment of what he saw in France in recent days. Catholic youth in particular greatly impressed him.

Renaud Girard: “The international message of Pope Leo XIV in France”

CHRONICLE - Visiting the only country in the European Union to have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, the Pope took this opportunity to publicize the international doctrine that he intends to attach to his pontificate.

Yann Raison du Cleuziou: “Leon XIV cured French Catholics of an unhappy identity”

INTERVIEW - The popular fervor aroused by the arrival of the pope has renewed, within French society, the image of a Church long associated with conservatism and tainted by sexual abuse, analyzes the sociologist.

Robert Schuman, father of Europe and “man in the invisible cassock”

STORY - A central player in post-war European construction, Lorraine was driven by a deep faith which guided its public action. His beatification process is underway.

Visit of Pope Leo XIV: in Metz, a final day under the sign of European identity and peace

The Pope ends his trip to France with a speech to representatives of the twenty-seven EU countries, including Emmanuel Macron, and a mass at Saint-Étienne Cathedral.

Marin de Viry: “Visit of Léon XIV to France, spiritual time and political time have never been so separated”

TRIBUNE - The fervor with which the Pope was welcomed at the Stade de France, on the Champs-Élysées and the Place de la Concorde shows that, in a country on the verge of bankruptcy, hope has not deserted, analyzes the writer. This hope, carried by French youth, breaks with the gloom of the political climate, he adds.

Leo XIV, this pope who “awakened France” by reminding it of “its roots and its vocation”

STORY - The Holy Father, from Paris to Lourdes, has conquered the hearts and souls of millions of faithful. Calm in appearance, firm and clear in his speech, he delivered a message of hope to a community which “intends to count well in society”.