Culture 34 sources · over 7 days 142 articles

Pope Leo XIV Makes First Visit to France in 18 Years Amid Church Abuse Reckoning

Pope Leo XIV's four-day visit to France draws huge crowds and heightened security as he addresses the Catholic Church's abuse crisis and French secularism.

Read the full story → · Latest coverage 26 Sept 2026, 2:20 pm UTC

Key moments · 11

France prepares for Pope Leo XIV's upcoming visit

France24 ↗

Details emerge about Pope's stops and events during visit

The Local ↗

France faces secularism challenge as papal visit nears

Arab News ↗

Volunteer interest surges as Paris readies for Pope

Franceinfo ↗

Security tightened and crowds expected for Pope's Paris Mass

France24 ↗

Hundreds of thousands to attend open-air Mass in Paris

BBC - Home ↗

Pope Leo XIV departs for France on historic state visit

© Alessandra Tarantino, AP ↗

Pope Leo XIV arrives in France, welcomed by Macron

ANSA.it ↗

Pope warns of AI risks and assisted dying laws

Deutsche Welle ↗

Pope Leo XIV draws crowd of 700,000 in Paris

Deutsche Welle ↗

Pope visits migrant center and meets youth groups

Le Monde ↗

Coverage by day

newest first

5 articles

  1. Visite du pape à Metz : dialogue interreligieux, discours sur l'Europe, dernière messe... Suivez la dernière journée du voyage de Léon XIV
    Franceinfo
  2. Pope to speak on EU integration from French border town of Metz
    © Romeo Boetzle, AFP
  3. Pope Leo pledges action on clergy abuse after meeting French survivors
    Japan Times
  4. León XIV se reunió con siete víctimas de abuso sexual de curas, ¿qué dijo después del encuentro?
    El Colombiano | noticias de Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia y el mundo.
  5. Pope to speak on united Europe from French border town
    © ROMEO BOETZLE / AFP

38 articles

  1. Pope pledges action on clergy child abuse in meeting with French survivors
    Al Jazeera
  2. Visite du pape à Lourdes : sur les violences sexuelles, Léon XIV appelle l’Eglise à continuer « la recherche de la vérité, la justice, le pardon, la réparation »
    Le Monde
  3. Il Papa alle vittime di abusi: 'Il mio impegno perché non si ripeta'
    RSS di - ANSA.it
  4. Hunderttausende bejubeln Papst in Frankreich
    DIE WELT
  5. "On a senti un pape authentiquement à l'écoute" : les victimes de violences sexuelles dans l'Eglise rassurées après leur rencontre avec Léon XIV
    Franceinfo

65 articles

  1. Papa Leone star sugli Champs-Elysees. Poi a Lourdes alla Grotta delle apparizioni
    RSS di - ANSA.it
  2. Papa Leone star sugli Champs-Elysees. Poi a Lourdes alla Grotta delle apparizioni - ANSA
    Google News (Dal Mondo)
  3. ‘Leo, Leo’ chants echo across Paris as 800,000 attend Pope Leo’s mass
    Times of India
  4. Pope Leo XIV draws 800,000 faithful to Paris before emotional Lourdes pilgrimage
    Euronews
  5. Papa Leone in Francia, dopo Parigi bagno di folla anche a Lourdes | Il Pontefice in preghiera nella Grotta delle Apparizioni
    TGcom24

79 articles

  1. Pope Leo XIV warns AI could undermine humanity during France visit - Al Jazeera
    Al Jazeera
  2. Pope Leo XIV warns AI could undermine humanity during France visit
    Al Jazeera
  3. Frankreich-Besuch - Papst Leo hielt in der Kathedrale Notre Dame eine Andacht - heute ist eine große Messe in Paris geplant
    Deutschlandfunk - Fortlaufende Nachrichten vom 24. August 2026
  4. Papstbesuch: Rund 80.000 Menschen feiern Gottesdienst mit Papst Leo in Frankreich
    DIE ZEIT | Nachrichten, News, Hintergründe und Debatten
  5. Pope Leo XIV welcomed like a rock star at Stade de France near Paris
    France24

15 articles

  1. Hundreds of thousands expected in Paris for Pope Leo's visit
    BBC - Home
  2. Visite du pape en France : « En ces temps de bouleversements majeurs, l’Eglise montre que le monde a besoin de visionnaires courageux et engagés »
    Le Monde
  3. "Je ne pensais pas qu'il y aurait autant de monde, c'est génial !" : à Paris, les bénévoles se bousculent pour participer à la visite du pape Léon XIV
    Franceinfo
  4. Huge security operation underway for Pope's visit to France
    France24
  5. 'Pope fever' takes hold as Pope Leo visits France
    Deutsche Welle