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Hundreds of thousands turn out for Pope's popemobile parade along Champs-Élysées
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Pope praises young people's 'energy and commitment' at huge open-air Mass in Paris
Around 700,000 people gathered in central Paris to hear the Catholic leader speak and offer prayer.
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Paris: Pope Leo XIV to celebrate Mass before huge crowd
Around 600,000 people have registered to attend a Mass at the Place de la Concorde, near the Champs-Elysees. Pope Leo XIV is on a four-day visit to France.
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Pope Leo XIV to celebrate giant Paris mass after 'peace' appeal
Luke Shargo meets with Caroline Chevet, a volunteer, in Paris.
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Pope Leo set for largest event of France tour as Paris crowds swell
Philip Turle is live from Paris.
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France: Pope says 'authentic secularity' does not exclude religion
Pope Leo XIV said on a visit to France on Friday that "authentic secularity" should not exclude religion, in a country where law has for more than a century separated church and state. "An authentic secularity, then, consists not in excluding religion from the public sphere or from education, but in striving to ensure that the state and religious institutions maintain dialogue and join forces in the service of the common good," he said.
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Leo XIV in Paris: Pope arrives in France on first state visit in 18 years
Pope Leo XIV is to celebrate an open-air mass for some 600,000 believers on Saturday on the French capital's Place de la Concorde and adjoining Champs-Elysees.
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Pope Leo XIV visits France and meets migrants and margialised people
Mélina Huet is live from Paris.
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Pope Leo XIV makes first official Papal visit in France in nearly 20
Pope Leo XIV drew huge crowds on the first Papal visit to France in 18 years.
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Pope Leo XIV welcomed like a rock star at Stade de France near Paris
"For the pope, for God, make some noise!": Blending gospel and contemporary Christian music, 80,000 young Catholics filled the Stade de France on Friday evening to proclaim their faith. They gave Pope Leo XIV a rock-star welcome as he arrived at the stadium in his 'popemobile'.
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Thousands turn out to greet Pope in France
The BBC's Hugh Schofield looks at why the visit is met with enthusiasm the Church attributes to growing spirituality among the French.
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Pope Leo XIV warns AI could undermine humanity during France visit
Thousands gather in Paris as the pope warns against a 'paradise of machines' at the Elysee Palace.
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Pope in Paris, Xi in DC, AI at a Crossroads
It’s been a week of walkouts, power plays and diplomatic theatre — from a battle over press freedom in Washington, to a United Nations General Assembly marked by protests and departures, as leaders clashed over Iran, Cuba and Venezuela. There was also a rare red-carpet meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, as the US and China extended their trade truce and turned their attention to the race for dominance in artificial intelligence. And from the geopolitical to the spiritual, Pope Leo brought his call for restraint and regulation of AI to France, as he sought to position the Vatican as a
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Pope Leon XIV greets crowds on 'popemobile' ride through Paris
Enthused believers hailed Pope Leo XIV as he waved to the crowds from a 'popemobile' in the French capital on Friday, after speeches calling for peace and warning against losing humanity in an AI-driven "paradise of machines". “He’s extraordinary”, said one person in the crowd just after the pope passed by.
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Pope Leo XIV rides through Paris in the popemobile to Notre-Dame
Watch our special FRANCE 24 coverage of Pope Leo XIV's visit to Paris as the pontiff travelled through the French capital in the popemobile on his way to Notre-Dame Cathedral, where our journalist Claire Paccalin was reporting live. During the special edition, Father Michael Baggot, professor of theology, also analysed the images and explained why Pope Leo XIV has made transhumanism and the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence a recurring theme of his pontificate.
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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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Pope Leo XIV criticizes AI, assisted dying on France arrival
The pope has landed in Paris for a four-day trip. Received by President Emmanuel Macron, Leo warned about the risks of AI and criticized France's limited legalization of assisted dying.
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Paris: Pope Leo XIV expected at UNESCO and Notre-Dame
Crowds have already begun gathering outside Notre-Dame Cathedral as Pope Leo XIV prepares for one of the highlights of his Paris visit. Before heading to the cathedral, the pontiff is expected to deliver another speech at UNESCO headquarters, where he is set to address global challenges including peace, culture and international cooperation, as FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin explains.
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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.