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After listening to Emmanuel Macron's speech at the Elysée, Pope Leo XIV took the floor behind the same desk on Friday 25 September, affirming that "just secularism does not consist in excluding religion from public space", and judging "urgent" dialogue between "people of different cultural and religious affiliations", seven months from the presidential election.
Back to Pope Leo XIV's speech at the Élysée on Friday, September 25, which praised France's vocation to "maintain a tireless artisan of peace and multilateralism", especially "in our dear Europe". The explanations of Marie Schuster, France 24 correspondent in Paris.
Pope Leo XIV showed himself, Friday, September 25 at the Elysée, offensive on the end of life, smearing the risk of a "machine paradis" and "the offer of a scheduled death" which he presented as "drivings". Two months ago, the French Parliament passed a law creating a right to "help to die", which was strongly fought by the Catholic Church.
From the migration crisis to peace in Europe, the Pope's trip to France will address a wide range of topics, seven months from a very open French presidential election where the extreme right appears in a position of strength. Pending the speech of Leo XIV, where many political figures will be present, presidential candidates stand on the visit of the head of the Catholic Church. The details of Bruno Daroux, an international columnist in France 24.
Pope Leo XIV landed in Orly on the morning of Friday, September 25. While conducting protocol meetings, it was enough to hear young believers sing and delight in the presence of the head of the Church. After exchanging a few words, the Pope continued his first day of visit, closely followed by Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron. Marie Schuster's details.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in France on Friday 25 September, hosted at the airport by President Emmanuel Macron. From Orly Airport, the pope took the road to go directly to the Elysée Palace, where he will deliver a first speech at about 11:45 a.m. in front of the authorities and the diplomatic corps.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in France on Friday for a four-day historical visit, the first in Hexagon since his election in 2025. The American Pope's plane landed shortly before at Orly Airport, near Paris, where he was to be welcomed by President 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.
The excommunication of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X places Pope Leo XIV in the face of a delicate equation in France, where this fundamentalist community is well established, with a hundred places of worship and a network of schools out of contract. The members of the Fraternity are waiting for firm positions on euthanasia and abortion.
Pope Leo XIV begins on Friday a four-day visit to France, placed under high security and rhythmic by several great religious celebrations. After a first stage in Paris, where he will be welcomed by Emmanuel Macron, the pontiff will go to Lourdes and then Metz. A shift marked by several sensitive issues, including sexual violence within the Church, issues related to artificial intelligence and the issue of peace in Europe.
Pope Leo XIV begins on Friday a three-day visit to France. A grandson of immigrants, the first pontiff of American nationality had Norman origins. Although he has no special attachment to Hexagonus, which he has visited little, he shows a keen interest in several figures of French spirituality.
