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France's Catholic influencers take faith from social media to real life

Catholic influencers gathered hundreds of young people for an evening of prayer at Paris's Saint-Sulpice church ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit, highlighting how social media is becoming a new tool for evangelisation. As youth baptisms rise in France, creators say their goal is to turn online engagement into real-life communities, while Church leaders warn that influencers themselves should not overshadow the faith they promote.

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REPLAY : Pope Leo XIV arrives in France for four-day visit

Pope Leo XIV has landed at Paris Orly Airport for the start of his four-day visit to France. A welcoming ceremony was held on the tarmac in the presence of President Emmanuel Macron, marking the beginning of a programme combining diplomatic meetings with major public events across Paris, Lourdes and Metz.

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France: Pope Leo XIV welcomed by Macron at the Élysée

President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Pope Leo XIV to the Élysée Palace on Friday, 25 September, at the start of the pontiff's four-day visit to France. The Pope entered the courtyard to a ceremonial welcome, walked the red carpet, shook hands with President Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron, before climbing the palace steps for a brief meeting at the Élysée.

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Pope Leo visits France: Pontiff wants to focus world's attention on peace, human dignity, technology

Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Andrea Antonio Verardi, Professor of Church History and Cultural Heritage at the Pontifical Gregorian University. According to Verardi, Pope Leo’s visit to France is much more than a diplomatic visit. The focus of the visit combines three key issues: the search for peace amid geopolitical instability, the challenge that artificial intelligence and technological change pose to humanity and human dignity, and the unexpected re-emergence of religious identification among younger generations in a deeply secular society.

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France 24 aboard the Pope's plane that reached Paris

Pope Leo XIV arrived in France on Friday for a four-day visit, much awaited by the Catholic faithful, during which he will address a variety of topics, including artificial intelligence, the migration issue and the fight against sexual violence. The 71-year-old Pope's plane – whose grandmother emigrated from France to the United States – landed shortly before 10 a.m. at Orly Airport, where he was greeted by President Emmanuel Macron. The details of Natalia Mendoza, correspondent of France 24 present in the papal plane.

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Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France: What you need to know

Pope Leo XIV on Friday arrives in France for a four-day visit – his fifth Apostolic journey since becoming pontiff last year – during which he hopes to repair the Catholic Church’s standing after sexual abuse scandals while also addressing issues such as the need to regulate AI. FRANCE 24 guides you through his visit.

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Live: Pope Leo XIV at the Elysée for an interview with Emmanuel Macron

Welcomed by enthusiastic faithful, Pope Leo XIV arrived Friday morning in Paris, the first stage of a four-day visit to France. He landed shortly before 10:00 in Orly, where Emmanuel Macron welcomed him. The head of the Catholic Church will deliver his first speech at the Elysée Palace in the late morning. Follow our direct.

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Eighteen years without a pope in Paris: why?

Leon XIV arrives in France on Friday for four days. First stage: Paris with a passage to the Élysée. Then the pope will go to Lourdes and Metz. Three cities, three strong messages in a France where the weight of Catholicism has fallen sharply.

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Saudi reports fresh Houthi attacks as France pledges to defend key oil port

Saudi Arabia intercepted Houthi ballistic missiles on Thursday after warning several regions, including Mecca, of possible attacks. France said it would send military assets to help protect the Saudi oil terminal at Yanbu. The strikes came amid renewed fighting in Yemen that has killed dozens, according to sources cited by AFP.

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French condoms given in mass to Côte d'Ivoire?

In recent weeks, Internet users have been seeking through their publications to tarnish Franco-Ivoirian relations. Both by ensuring that Paris will offer Abidjan its first metro line, and by saying that France wants to humiliate Côte d'Ivoire by giving it tons of condoms and hygienic protections. Explanations.

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Diomaye Faye on France 24 : IMF, Macky Sall, Ousmane Sonko... what to remember from the interview

In an exclusive interview granted to France 24 and RFI in New York, Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye returned to his break with Ousmane Sonko, the new agreement with the IMF or Macky Sall's candidacy for the post of UN Secretary General. The decryption of this interview with Zyad Limam, director of the monthly Africa Magazine and Bruno Daroux, international columnist in France 24.

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In front of the UN General Assembly, Netanyahu attacks Paris and London

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insured himself on Thursday 24 September against countries, including France and the United Kingdom, which criticize Israel's settlement policy when they themselves are former colonial countries. Béligh Nabli, professor of public law at UPEC and researcher at Sciences Po Paris, analyses his speech.

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Macron says 'CIA did not ​inform French services' of possible Russian drone attacks

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday denied a report by Spanish newspaper El Mundo that the US Central Intelligence Agency had warned European governments of possible Russian drone attacks from the Mediterranean. He also said in a primetime TV interview that France will send troops and defence systems to Saudi Arabia to help protect the Red Sea port city of Yanbu.