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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.
Inside the restoration of Notre-Dame: a labor of love and faith
Posted on 09/25/2026 04:09 AM ()
As Pope Leo XIV visits the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, André Finot, who witnessed the 2019 fire and spent six years alongside those who rebuilt Notre Dame, shares with Vatican News its extraordinary restoration and the faith that sustained it.
Pope aboard papal plane: ‘I travel to France to proclaim Christ’s peace’
Posted on 09/25/2026 02:21 AM ()
Aboard the papal flight to Paris beginning his Apostolic Journey to France, Pope Leo XIV highlights the importance for peace in today’s world, apologizes for not having been able to return with journalists to Rome on his previous Journey to Spain, and answers questions and exchanges jokes with the press.
Pope Leo XIV begins his Apostolic Journey to France
Posted on 09/25/2026 01:59 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV departs aboard the papal plane from Rome bound for Paris as he begins his four-day Apostolic Journey to France.
French academic: ‘Number of adult baptisms has tripled since 2022'
Posted on 09/25/2026 01:48 AM ()
As the Pope arrives in France, French academic Dr. Alexandra Maclennan speaks to Vatican News about Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Journey to France, a surge in adult baptisms in recent years, and the emergence of a new generation of young Catholics despite ongoing challenges facing the Church.