2026 Papal Trip to France

The bishops and others appealed for peaceful solution to the crisis, saying it’s time for citizens to become peacemakers and reject growing division.

“It is a cake rich in symbolism. Its heart shape evokes the love that is at the center of St. Thérèse’s message, and is both love for God and love …

France was where Pope Leo emerged most visibly on the world stage as the voice for the disabled, the elderly, the unborn, and the most vulnerable in a society

“Dear brothers and sisters who are sick, you are not a burden. You are the beating heart of our humanity and a precious treasure for the Church.”

The following is the full text of Pope Leo XIV’s general audience address given Sept. 30 in St. Peter’s Square.

A police officer lifted the girl into his arms as the pope passed in the popemobile along the Champs-Elysees before Mass at Place de la Concorde.

Decades after World War II, Pope Leo argued that the institutions created out of that experience remain an antidote to the desire for domination.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (OSV News) — On the return flight to Rome from his four-day visit to France Sept. 28, Pope Leo XIV said that the prospect of artificial …

Invoking the memory of a region marked by war and division, Pope Leo XIV called on humanity to let go of revenge and retaliation, and instead seek the path of …

French survivors of clergy sexual abuse who met with Pope Leo XIV in Lourdes said they were struck by the pontiff’s deep personal empathy and his frank acknowledgment of the …