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Correspondent brings us to Pope Leo's meeting with young people of France
Posted on 09/25/2026 16:58 PM ()
Vatican News correspondent Deborah Castellano Lubov brings us the great excitement at Pope Leo's encounter with 80,000 young people at the Stade de France.
Report from the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris with Pope Leo
Posted on 09/25/2026 16:50 PM ()
Vatican News correspondent Deborah Castellano Lubov reports from the Cathedral of Notre Dame with Pope Leo XIV, who this evening became the first Pope to step inside the Cathedral since the devastating 2019 fire.
Highlights of Pope Leo's first day in France
Posted on 09/25/2026 16:47 PM ()
On the first day of Pope Leo's Apostolic Journey to France, he met with President Macron, visited UNESCO, presided over vespers at Notre Dame, and led a prayer vigil with some 80,000 young people in the country's biggest stadium. Watch our video highlights here.
Pope to young people: ‘The light of the Spirit enlightens and comforts'
Posted on 09/25/2026 15:33 PM ()
Pope Leo XIV’s first day in France comes to a close with a prayer vigil attended by some 80,000 young people. The Holy Father responds to their questions and encourages them to follow Christ without fear.
Maison Bakhita elated for Pope Leo's visit
Posted on 09/25/2026 14:07 PM ()
The President of the Association Maison Bakhita, Valèrie Moniod, shares with Vatican News her joy for Pope Leo XIV's visit to their structure that helps many individuals in exile from their homelands develop skills that help enable them to have a better future.
Where light meets heaven: Pope Leo XIV at Notre-Dame
Posted on 09/25/2026 10:58 AM ()
In the iconic Parisian Cathedral flooded with light, Pope Leo XIV celebrates Vespers with the French Church calling it, like Notre Dame, to be reborn.
Pope calls clergy, religious of France to missionary conversion
Posted on 09/25/2026 10:55 AM ()
At the Cathedral Basilica of Notre Dame de Paris Pope Leo XIV celebrates Vespers with bishops, priests, deacons, seminarians, and consecrated men and women. In his homily, the Pope calls them to missionary conversion, to cultivate an authentic love for the liturgy, and to remain close to the Lord in prayer.
Pope at UNESCO: ‘Peace cannot be built by treaties alone’
Posted on 09/25/2026 08:30 AM ()
On the first day of his Apostolic Journey to France, Pope Leo XIV returns to UNESCO 46 years after St John Paul II, calling for education, science and culture to remain at the service of human dignity, truth and peace.
Young French business graduate: 'My faith sustains me'
Posted on 09/25/2026 07:24 AM ()
A young French Catholic and recent business graduate speaks about the faith that sustains him, the witness of Pope Leo, and the importance of sharing the Gospel with others through everyday life.
Pope: May France remain a champion of peace and multilateralism
Posted on 09/25/2026 05:17 AM ()
In his first public address in France, Pope Leo XIV upholds the Catholic Church’s contribution to French society and encourages the country to work for a peace that is unarmed and disarming.