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Leo XIV in France: what to remember from the Pope's homily at Notre-Dame?

The first pope to visit Notre-Dame de Paris since its reopening at the end of 2024, Léon XIV greeted Friday 25 September the "splendeur" of the restored building after the devastating fire of 2019 and the "excellence" of French know-how. The faithful attended his homily fervently, the thousands of people present on the court were greatly concentrated at the ceremony. The details of Natalia Mendoza, journalist in France 24.

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Pope Leo XIV wanders in the streets of Paris

After official receptions at the Elysée and then at Unesco, Pope Leo XIV walked through the streets of Paris aboard his papamobile. "It's extraordinary" told the microphone of France 24 a man who came to attend at that time.

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Africa: 2nd edition of the Soninké World Fair in Paris

The « Salon du monde Soninke » returns to Paris for its 2nd edition, on 26 and 27 September. A major event for one of the oldest sub-Saharan diasporas in France. Mams Yaffa, co-organiser of the Salon, was the guest of the JTA on Thursday.

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Leo XIV in France: the pontiff celebrates Vespers at Notre-Dame de Paris

The pontiff was greeted by the Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich at the gates of the cathedral in the afternoon of Friday 25 September. Only one third of the participants were able to enter the cathedral with a limited capacity, the others following the office from the court. Once in the cathedral, the pope presided over vespers, traditionally celebrated in the late afternoon or early evening. The details of Florence Gaillard, journalist in France 24.

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Pope Leo XIV leads Vespers at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris

Watch our special FRANCE 24 edition as Pope Leo XIV leads Vespers at Notre-Dame Cathedral on September 25 during his visit to Paris. Our journalists followed the event live from outside the cathedral, while guests joined us to analyse the significance of this key moment in the pontiff's four-day visit to France.

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Saudi Arabia - France: sending "military means" to "protect" a key site

Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday, 24 September, that it had intercepted a missile attack from neighbouring Yemen by the pro-Iranian Houthis, against the background of intensified hostilities between the two sides. Air defences shot down six missiles in the Taif and Yanbu areas of the Red Sea. Emmanuel Macron said sending "military means" there to "protect" these key energy sites.

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Leo XIV at Parix: 2.5 kilometres of high safety walk

After his arrival at the Elysée in the late morning, Friday, September 25, Pope Leo XIV is about to make a speech at UNESCO before wandering about 2.5 kilometers towards Saint Michael's Square. The explanations of Johan Bodin, journalist in France 24.

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Gender-based and sexual violence: Can the complete law change the situation in France?

The proposal for an "integral law" was voted in the parliamentary committee and debates on the text will begin on 1 October in the National Assembly Chamber. Designed to fight "360 degrees" against this scourge that regularly headlines the press, it aims to be complete: prevention, training and reparation. In total, 69 articles to better define gender-based and sexual violence, to better frame them and finally to take to the body a phenomenon of society that France cannot overcome. Documentary writer Cécile Delarue and Violaine de Fili lawyer

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Leon XIV in France: an arrival of the ovation at UNESCO

UNESCO Director General Khaled El-Enany arrived on the afternoon of Friday, September 25, accompanied by Leo XIV, acclaimed, on the stage. The pope will make his speech following the director of UNESCO, and then take his first crowd bath for 2.5 km in papamobile in the center of Paris, where the public began to gather.

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Leo XIV in France: an arrival of the Apostolic and non-political Pope?

Pope Leo XIV began on Friday 25 September in Paris a four-day apostolic visit to France, "land of rich Christian roots" where he immediately pleaded for peace in a speech at the Elysée alongside Emmanuel Macron, questioning the influence that the head of the Catholic Church can have on political decisions. The details of Constance Colonna Cesaria, journalist specializing in the papacy.

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Macron says ‘military resources’ to be sent to Saudi Arabia

Speaking to broadcasters TF1 and France 2, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced that “military resources” will be sent to protect the Yanbu oil site in Saudi Arabia, integral to maintaining the kingdom’s fuel exports and increasingly threatened by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

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France: Pope Leo XIV keeps visit focused on faith over politics

Pope Leo XIV has declined a state dinner, the Legion of Honour and a private meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, keeping his four-day France visit centred on its apostolic mission despite official talks at the Élysée. While the Vatican cited scheduling reasons, some observers see a desire to emphasise the trip's spiritual focus, even as the pontiff is set to address European security and peace during his stop in Metz.

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REPLAY: Pope Leo XIV's address at UNESCO

Watch the replay of Pope Leo XIV's address at UNESCO on September 25, 2026 where he spoke about peace, culture, AI and international cooperation during the first stop of his France visit.

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Xi Jinping in America: What's under the red carpet?

In the midst of a latent rivalry and after a year marked by tariff escalation, China's President, Xi Jinping, stepped in Washington for the first time in more than a decade to meet Donald Trump at the White House. With artificial intelligence, Taiwan's status and global trade on the table, will both powers succeed in stabilizing their bilateral ties or will the struggle for strategic advantage be deepened? We analyzed it in The France Debate 24.