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Pope Leo’s trip to France

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This is the logo for Pope Leo XIV's Sept. 25-28, 2026, apostolic journey to France. The logo features a stained-glass window, a cross and a dove carrying an olive branch, symbolizing the Church's unity, the apostolic and liturgical dimensions of the visit, and peace. In the background, Italy's Elisa Cosetti is seen competing in the women's 20-meter high dive Aug. 7, 2026, from Pont de Bir-Hakeim, a bridge in Paris, during the European Aquatics Championships. (OSV News photo/Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters, logo courtesy Pope in France)

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After a nearly two-hour meeting with Pope Leo XIV Sept. 27, 2026, survivors of abuse by members of French clergy, Veronique Garnier, Olivier Mardi, Jerome Guillement, Bertrand Virieux, and Jean-Marie Delbos, speak to journalists in Lourdes. (OSV News photo/Clotaire Achi, Reuters)
After a nearly two-hour meeting with Pope Leo XIV Sept. 27, 2026, survivors of abuse by members of French clergy, Veronique Garnier, Olivier Mardi, Jerome Guillement, Bertrand Virieux, and Jean-Marie Delbos, speak to journalists in Lourdes. (OSV News photo/Clotaire Achi, Reuters)
After a nearly two-hour meeting with Pope Leo XIV Sept. 27, 2026, survivors of abuse by members of French clergy, Veronique Garnier, Olivier Mardi, Jerome Guillement, Bertrand Virieux, and Jean-Marie Delbos, speak to journalists in Lourdes. (OSV News photo/Clotaire Achi, Reuters)
After a nearly two-hour meeting with Pope Leo XIV Sept. 27, 2026, survivors of abuse by members of French clergy, Veronique Garnier, Olivier Mardi, Jerome Guillement, Bertrand Virieux, and Jean-Marie Delbos, speak to journalists in Lourdes. (OSV News photo/Clotaire Achi, Reuters)
After a nearly two-hour meeting with Pope Leo XIV Sept. 27, 2026, survivors of abuse by members of French clergy, Veronique Garnier, Olivier Mardi, Jerome Guillement, Bertrand Virieux, and Jean-Marie Delbos, pose after speaking to journalists in Lourdes. (OSV News photo/Clotaire Achi, Reuters)
After a nearly two-hour meeting with Pope Leo XIV Sept. 27, 2026, survivors of abuse by members of French clergy, Veronique Garnier, Olivier Mardi, Jerome Guillement, Bertrand Virieux, and Jean-Marie Delbos, pose after speaking to journalists in Lourdes. (OSV News photo/Clotaire Achi, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for an interfaith meeting at the Robert Schuman convention centre in Metz, France. Sept. 28, 2026, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for an interfaith meeting at the Robert Schuman convention centre in Metz, France. Sept. 28, 2026, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
French President Emmanuel Macron, Pope Leo XIV and Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline attend a meeting titled "At the Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity" at the Robert Schuman convention center in Metz Sept. 28, 2026, as part of Pope Leo's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
French President Emmanuel Macron, Pope Leo XIV and Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline attend a meeting titled "At the Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity" at the Robert Schuman convention center in Metz Sept. 28, 2026, as part of Pope Leo's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Leo XIV speak as they attend a meeting titled "At the Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity" at the Robert Schuman convention center in Metz Sept. 28, 2026, as part of Pope Leo's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Leo XIV speak as they attend a meeting titled "At the Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity" at the Robert Schuman convention center in Metz Sept. 28, 2026, as part of Pope Leo's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV delivers a speech, as French President Emmanuel Macron listens, during a meeting titled "At the Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity" at the Robert Schuman convention center in Metz Sept. 28, 2026, as part of Pope Leo's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV delivers a speech, as French President Emmanuel Macron listens, during a meeting titled "At the Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity" at the Robert Schuman convention center in Metz Sept. 28, 2026, as part of Pope Leo's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV attends an interfaith meeting at the Robert Schuman convention center in Metz as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 28, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV attends an interfaith meeting at the Robert Schuman convention center in Metz as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 28, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV interacts with children at the Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport, in Goin, on the last day of his four-day visit to France, , Sept. 28, 2026. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV interacts with children at the Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport, in Goin, on the last day of his four-day visit to France, , Sept. 28, 2026. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV embraces a child at the Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport, in Goin, on the last day of his four-day visit to France, Sept. 28, 2026. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV embraces a child at the Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport, in Goin, on the last day of his four-day visit to France, Sept. 28, 2026. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille shakes hands with Pope Leo XIV next to French President Emmanuel Macron as they attend a meeting titled "At the Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity" at the Robert Schuman convention center in Metz Sept. 28, 2026, as part of Pope Leo's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photoBenoit Tessier, pool via Reuters)
Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille shakes hands with Pope Leo XIV next to French President Emmanuel Macron as they attend a meeting titled "At the Roots of Europe for Peace and Unity" at the Robert Schuman convention center in Metz Sept. 28, 2026, as part of Pope Leo's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photoBenoit Tessier, pool via Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV leads a candlelight procession at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV leads a candlelight procession at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
A member of the faithful attends a candlelight procession at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
A member of the faithful attends a candlelight procession at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
Faithful attend a candlelight procession with Pope Leo XIV at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
Faithful attend a candlelight procession with Pope Leo XIV at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV leads a candlelight procession at Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV leads a candlelight procession at Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
Clergy members attend a candlelight procession with Pope Leo XIV at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Clergy members attend a candlelight procession with Pope Leo XIV at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV leads a candlelight procession at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV leads a candlelight procession at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV leads a candlelight procession at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV leads a candlelight procession at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Faithful attend a candlelight procession with Pope Leo XIV at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Faithful attend a candlelight procession with Pope Leo XIV at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes during his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Sunday Mass on the prairie at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Sunday Mass on the prairie at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV waves to personnel of the Accueil Notre-Dame, which helps support the medical needs of visitors to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026, during his four day apostolic journey in France. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV waves to personnel of the Accueil Notre-Dame, which helps support the medical needs of visitors to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026, during his four day apostolic journey in France. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo looks on on the day he meets staff and members of the sick community at Accueil Notre Dame at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, during his apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo looks on on the day he meets staff and members of the sick community at Accueil Notre Dame at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, during his apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Theo-Joseph Stelletta, who at age 24 suffered from paralysis and now serves as a cantor and hospitaller helping the sick at the Sanctuary of Lourdes, kisses the hand of Pope Leo XIV during the pope’s four-day apostolic journey in France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Theo-Joseph Stelletta, who at age 24 suffered from paralysis and now serves as a cantor and hospitaller helping the sick at the Sanctuary of Lourdes, kisses the hand of Pope Leo XIV during the pope’s four-day apostolic journey in France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo blesses a child from his Popemobile as he arrives to celebrate Sunday Mass on the prairie at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
Pope Leo blesses a child from his Popemobile as he arrives to celebrate Sunday Mass on the prairie at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
People wave U.S. flags as they wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to celebrate a Sunday Mass on the prairie at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
People wave U.S. flags as they wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to celebrate a Sunday Mass on the prairie at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
A religious sister reacts as faithful wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to celebrate a Sunday Mass on the prairie at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
A religious sister reacts as faithful wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to celebrate a Sunday Mass on the prairie at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, in Lourdes, France, Sept. 27, 2026. (OSV News photo/Stephane Mahe, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV greets faithful at a celebration of Vespers at the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris Sept. 25, 2026, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News/Sarah Meyssonnier, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV greets faithful at a celebration of Vespers at the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris Sept. 25, 2026, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News/Sarah Meyssonnier, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV attends a celebration of Vespers with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women and seminarians at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, Sept. 25, 2026. The visit to the iconic temple is part of the pope's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV attends a celebration of Vespers with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women and seminarians at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, Sept. 25, 2026. The visit to the iconic temple is part of the pope's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Nuns gather as Pope Leo XIV celebrates Vespers at the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris Sept.25, 2026, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News/Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters)
Nuns gather as Pope Leo XIV celebrates Vespers at the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris Sept.25, 2026, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News/Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV waves towards the crowd at the end of a celebration of vespers with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and seminarians at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, Sept. 25, 2026. The visit to the iconic temple is part of the pope's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV waves towards the crowd at the end of a celebration of vespers with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women, and seminarians at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, Sept. 25, 2026. The visit to the iconic temple is part of the pope's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV delivers a speech Sept. 25, 2026, at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization headquarters in Paris, during a meeting on contemporary challenges related to artificial intelligence, information integrity, education and artistic creation in the age of AI. The UNESCO stop was part of the pope's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV delivers a speech Sept. 25, 2026, at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization headquarters in Paris, during a meeting on contemporary challenges related to artificial intelligence, information integrity, education and artistic creation in the age of AI. The UNESCO stop was part of the pope's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo waters a olive tree alongside UNESCO Director-General Khaled el-Enany as he visits the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, pool via Reuters)
Pope Leo waters a olive tree alongside UNESCO Director-General Khaled el-Enany as he visits the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, pool via Reuters)
Pope Leo shakes hands with UNESCO Director-General Khaled el-Enany as he visits the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, pool via Reuters)
Pope Leo shakes hands with UNESCO Director-General Khaled el-Enany as he visits the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, pool via Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV greets a group of children as he arrives at Paris Orly International Airport Sept. 25, 2026, at the start of his apostolic journey to France and visit to UNESCO. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pope Leo XIV greets a group of children as he arrives at Paris Orly International Airport Sept. 25, 2026, at the start of his apostolic journey to France and visit to UNESCO. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pope Leo XIV responds to a question about Blessed Fulton J. Sheen asked by OSV News Vatican editor Courtney Mares aboard the papal plane to France Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Claudio Lavanga, Vatican journalists' pool)
Pope Leo XIV responds to a question about Blessed Fulton J. Sheen asked by OSV News Vatican editor Courtney Mares aboard the papal plane to France Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Claudio Lavanga, Vatican journalists' pool)
Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists aboard the papal flight from Rome to Paris, Sept. 25, 2026, during his apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Gregorio Borgia, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists aboard the papal flight from Rome to Paris, Sept. 25, 2026, during his apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Gregorio Borgia, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV delivers a speech during a meeting with authorities, members of civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Élysée Palace in Paris on the first day of his four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 25, 2026.(OSV News photo/Teresa Suarez, Pool via Reutes)
Pope Leo XIV delivers a speech during a meeting with authorities, members of civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Élysée Palace in Paris on the first day of his four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 25, 2026.(OSV News photo/Teresa Suarez, Pool via Reutes)
Pope Leo XIV delivers a speech during a meeting with authorities, members of civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Élysée Palace in Paris as French President Emmanuel Macron listens, on the first day of Pope Leo's four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Benoit Tessier, pool via Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV delivers a speech during a meeting with authorities, members of civil society and the diplomatic corps at the Élysée Palace in Paris as French President Emmanuel Macron listens, on the first day of Pope Leo's four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Benoit Tessier, pool via Reuters)
French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Leo XIV meet with cardinals and bishops upon the pope's arrival at Paris-Orly Airport in Orly, near Paris, for a four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Christian Hartmann, Reuters)
French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Leo XIV meet with cardinals and bishops upon the pope's arrival at Paris-Orly Airport in Orly, near Paris, for a four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Christian Hartmann, Reuters)
Children with flags and a banner gather to welcome Pope Leo upon his arrival at Paris-Orly Airport in Orly, near Paris, for a four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Children with flags and a banner gather to welcome Pope Leo upon his arrival at Paris-Orly Airport in Orly, near Paris, for a four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Leo XIV meet with cardinals and bishops upon the pope's arrival at Paris-Orly Airport in Orly, near Paris, for a four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Christian Hartmann, Reuters)
French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Leo XIV meet with cardinals and bishops upon the pope's arrival at Paris-Orly Airport in Orly, near Paris, for a four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Christian Hartmann, Reuters)
Pope Leo upon disembarks from his plane upon his arrival at Paris-Orly Airport in Orly, near Paris, for a four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters)
Pope Leo upon disembarks from his plane upon his arrival at Paris-Orly Airport in Orly, near Paris, for a four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 25, 2026. (OSV News photo/Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters)
A man walks past a poster in front of Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Metz, France, Sept. 9, 2026, welcoming Pope Leo XIV ahead of his visit to the northeastern French city. Pope Leo will make an official apostolic journey to France Sept. 25-28. (OSV News photo/Ardee Napolitano, Reuters)
A man walks past a poster in front of Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Metz, France, Sept. 9, 2026, welcoming Pope Leo XIV ahead of his visit to the northeastern French city. Pope Leo will make an official apostolic journey to France Sept. 25-28. (OSV News photo/Ardee Napolitano, Reuters)
The facade of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is seen Dec. 7, 2024. A new documentary from Bishop Robert E. Barron's Word on Fire apostolate promises to take viewers on a journey through the gothic cathedrals of France. The film, which hits theaters Sept. 20, 2026, opens with the 2019 fire that engulfed Notre Dame. (OSV News photo/Ludovic Marin/Reuters)
The facade of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is seen Dec. 7, 2024. A new documentary from Bishop Robert E. Barron's Word on Fire apostolate promises to take viewers on a journey through the gothic cathedrals of France. The film, which hits theaters Sept. 20, 2026, opens with the 2019 fire that engulfed Notre Dame. (OSV News photo/Ludovic Marin/Reuters)
French Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes is seen praying at the Lourdes grotto Feb. 11, 2026, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. During Pope Leo XIV's Sept. 25-28, 2026, visit to France, the pontiff will fly to the south of France the afternoon of Sept. 26 and that evening will go to pray in Lourdes at the grotto of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary. (OSV News photo/courtesy Lourdes Sanctuary)
French Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes is seen praying at the Lourdes grotto Feb. 11, 2026, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. During Pope Leo XIV's Sept. 25-28, 2026, visit to France, the pontiff will fly to the south of France the afternoon of Sept. 26 and that evening will go to pray in Lourdes at the grotto of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary. (OSV News photo/courtesy Lourdes Sanctuary)
Mugs with pictures of Pope Leo XIV and Saint-Étienne Cathedral are displayed at the store windows of a souvenir shop ahead of his visit in the northeastern French city. Pope Leo will make an official apostolic journey to France Sept. 25-28. (OSV News photo/Ardee Napolitano, Reuters)
Mugs with pictures of Pope Leo XIV and Saint-Étienne Cathedral are displayed at the store windows of a souvenir shop ahead of his visit in the northeastern French city. Pope Leo will make an official apostolic journey to France Sept. 25-28. (OSV News photo/Ardee Napolitano, Reuters)
A woman walks past a banner welcoming Pope Leo XIV displayed in front of a church in Paris Sept. 3, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo's Sept. 25-28 visit to France. (OSV News photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)
A woman walks past a banner welcoming Pope Leo XIV displayed in front of a church in Paris Sept. 3, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo's Sept. 25-28 visit to France. (OSV News photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV, accompanied by French Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, visits the bridge of MED25 Bel Espoir, a sailing ship known as a floating "school for peace," in the Ostia marina outside Rome Oct. 17, 2025. On Sept. 8, 2026, in Paris, Cardinal Aveline provided details regarding the pope’s Sept. 25-28 visit to France. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV, accompanied by French Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille, visits the bridge of MED25 Bel Espoir, a sailing ship known as a floating "school for peace," in the Ostia marina outside Rome Oct. 17, 2025. On Sept. 8, 2026, in Paris, Cardinal Aveline provided details regarding the pope’s Sept. 25-28 visit to France. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
This is the logo for Pope Leo XIV's Sept. 25-28, 2026, apostolic journey to France. With the motto "That the world may have life,” the pope's first visit to France will include stops in Paris, Lourdes and Metz and a private meeting with victims of abuse in the Church. The logo features a stained-glass window, a cross and a dove carrying an olive branch, symbolizing the Church's unity, the apostolic and liturgical dimensions of the visit, and peace. (OSV News photo/courtesy Pope in France)
This is the logo for Pope Leo XIV's Sept. 25-28, 2026, apostolic journey to France. With the motto "That the world may have life,” the pope's first visit to France will include stops in Paris, Lourdes and Metz and a private meeting with victims of abuse in the Church. The logo features a stained-glass window, a cross and a dove carrying an olive branch, symbolizing the Church's unity, the apostolic and liturgical dimensions of the visit, and peace. (OSV News photo/courtesy Pope in France)
Pope Leo prays in front of a statue outside Notre Dame Cathedral at the end of a celebration of Vespers with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women and seminarians in Paris Sept. 25, 2026. The visit to the iconic temple is part of the pope's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo prays in front of a statue outside Notre Dame Cathedral at the end of a celebration of Vespers with bishops, priests, deacons, consecrated men and women and seminarians in Paris Sept. 25, 2026. The visit to the iconic temple is part of the pope's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Nuns gather as Pope Leo XIV celebrates Vespers at the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris Sept.25, 2026, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News/Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters)
Nuns gather as Pope Leo XIV celebrates Vespers at the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris Sept.25, 2026, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News/Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV greets faithful at a celebration of Vespers at the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris Sept. 25, 2026, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News/Sarah Meyssonnier, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV greets faithful at a celebration of Vespers at the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris Sept. 25, 2026, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News/Sarah Meyssonnier, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV greets young people during a prayer vigil at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, Sept. 25, 2026, as part of the pope's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV greets young people during a prayer vigil at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, Sept. 25, 2026, as part of the pope's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Young people attend a prayer vigil at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, Sept. 25, 2026, which was part of Pope Leo XIV's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Matteo Pernaselci, Vatican Media)
Young people attend a prayer vigil at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, Sept. 25, 2026, which was part of Pope Leo XIV's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Matteo Pernaselci, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV greets young people during a prayer vigil at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, Sept. 25, 2026, as part of the pope's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV greets young people during a prayer vigil at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, Sept. 25, 2026, as part of the pope's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV greets a young man during a prayer vigil with young people at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, Sept. 25, 2026, as part of the pope's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV greets a young man during a prayer vigil with young people at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, Sept. 25, 2026, as part of the pope's four-day apostolic journey to France. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV listens to remarks by someone taking part in his visit to the Maison Bakhita Centre for Social Support and Integration in Paris Sept. 26, 2026. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pope Leo XIV listens to remarks by someone taking part in his visit to the Maison Bakhita Centre for Social Support and Integration in Paris Sept. 26, 2026. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pope Leo XIV kneels in the Chapel of St. Anne in the Church of Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes, at the Catholic Institute of Paris, Sept. 26, 2026, in Paris, on the second day of his journey in France. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV kneels in the Chapel of St. Anne in the Church of Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes, at the Catholic Institute of Paris, Sept. 26, 2026, in Paris, on the second day of his journey in France. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
A bishop listens as Pope Leo XIV addresses catechumens and newly baptized Catholics at the Catholic Institute of Paris, after more than 20,000 adults were baptized in France this year, in Paris, Sept. 26, 2026. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
A bishop listens as Pope Leo XIV addresses catechumens and newly baptized Catholics at the Catholic Institute of Paris, after more than 20,000 adults were baptized in France this year, in Paris, Sept. 26, 2026. (OSV News photo/Simone Risoluti, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV addresses catechumens and newly baptized Catholics at the Catholic Institute of Paris, after more than 20,000 adults were baptized in France this year, in Paris, Sept. 26, 2026. (OSV News photo/Matteo Pernaselci, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV addresses catechumens and newly baptized Catholics at the Catholic Institute of Paris, after more than 20,000 adults were baptized in France this year, in Paris, Sept. 26, 2026. (OSV News photo/Matteo Pernaselci, Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV addresses catechumens and newly baptised Catholics at the Institut Catholique de Paris, after almost 20,000 adults were baptised in France this year, in Paris, Sept. 26, 2026. (OSV News/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV addresses catechumens and newly baptised Catholics at the Institut Catholique de Paris, after almost 20,000 adults were baptised in France this year, in Paris, Sept. 26, 2026. (OSV News/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV stops to pray Sept. 26, 2026, at the steps of the Church of Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes in Paris, commemorating the priests and bishops killed during the French Revolution. The Latin inscription, "Hic Ceciderunt," means "Here they fell." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Pope Leo XIV stops to pray Sept. 26, 2026, at the steps of the Church of Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes in Paris, commemorating the priests and bishops killed during the French Revolution. The Latin inscription, "Hic Ceciderunt," means "Here they fell." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
People gather at the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s open-air Mass at the Place de la Concorde during his four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 26, 2026. (OSV News photo/Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters)
People gather at the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s open-air Mass at the Place de la Concorde during his four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 26, 2026. (OSV News photo/Gonzalo Fuentes, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV waves to faithful as he arrives to celebrate an open-air Mass at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 26, 2026. (OSV News photo/Sarah Meyssonnier, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV waves to faithful as he arrives to celebrate an open-air Mass at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 26, 2026. (OSV News photo/Sarah Meyssonnier, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV travels in the popemobile on the Champs-Elysees avenue near the Arc de Triomphe to celebrate an open-air Mass at the Place de la Concorde during his four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 26, 2026. (OSV News photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV travels in the popemobile on the Champs-Elysees avenue near the Arc de Triomphe to celebrate an open-air Mass at the Place de la Concorde during his four-day apostolic journey to France, Sept. 26, 2026. (OSV News photo/Benoit Tessier, Reuters)

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