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A papal walk is planned in the streets of Metz this afternoon before a mass in St.Etienne Cathedral in the presence of Emmanuel Macron, who had not attended the other offices celebrated by Leo XIV in France.
Arriving in Metz on Monday, Pope Leo XIV delivered a speech at the Robert Schuman Congress Centre. He felt that one could not speak of Europe without mentioning Christianity, while denouncing the "unnecessary massacres" linked to the return of war on the Old Continent. The day will then give rise to a last tour in papamobile in the midst of thousands of faithful and a Mass at St.Étienne's Cathedral in the presence of Emmanuel Macron. Follow the Pope's final stage in France live.
On the last day of his visit to France, Pope Leo XIV travels Monday to Metz, in particular to celebrate the European construction as a source of peace. French President Emmanuel Macron will attend Mass at Saint-Étienne Cathedral.
In Saint-Louis, Senegal, the traces of a past linked to the transatlantic slave trade are gradually disappearing. The island is best known for its colonial heritage, but historians estimate that tens of thousands of Africans who were enslaved went there before being deported to the Americas. Today, one of the last slave warehouses still visible in Saint-Louis falls in ruins. Story from Clarisse Fortuné.
On the first day of his visit to France, Pope Leo XIV arrived at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis to preside over a vigil in a meeting with over 80,000 young people. Before his arrival, a show surrounded the stadium, so that the pontiff would then visit him in the papamovil. Report from our correspondent, Erika Olavarría.
At least 80,000 young people gathered in the Stade of France, in Saint- Denis, to hear the words of Pope Leo XIV, who arrived in France for a four-day visit, 18 years after the last visit of a high pontiff to that country. Our journalist, Natalia Mendoza, extended the details of how the visit lives from the ground.
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.
A few hours from the prayer vigil at the Stade de France, fervor is rising, impatience is there. Young Christians have already gathered in Bondy, a commune in Saint-Denis, to share their enthusiasm.
On the eve of the Pope's visit to Paris, Thursday, September 24, hundreds of young people pray in the monumental nave of the Church of Saint Sulpice, during an evening organized by the creators of the Catholic account "Two Disciplines". This event, broadcast over the Internet, bears witness to a generation of young believers who have made social networks their new areas of evangelization.
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.
Waited for by enthusiastic faithful, Pope Leo XIV flew to Paris on Friday, for a four-day visit to France, during which he will discuss a variety of topics, including artificial intelligence, migration and the fight against sexual violence.
It is white, has four wheels and attracts all eyes at each exit of the Holy Father. But how did the papamobile, the pope's car, become an icon?
Ségolène Malterre and his team followed Amine the Conqueror for 48 hours. From the castle of Azay-le-Rideau to the basilica of Saint-Denis, the videographer vulgarizes the French heritage with a new audience. A reputation faced with cyberharassment. In the face of racist and Islamophobic insults, he opposes a deformed history, far from political recoverys and identity myths.
Scott Anderson's latest book has been translated into French by Saint-Simon: "How America has given Iran to the Mollahs". This book tells of the Iranian revolution and the relations between Washington and Tehran, stressing the ignorance of the US administration towards Iran, which does not imagine for a second that a religious revolution is unfolding. The explanations of Scott Anderson himself, journalist, war correspondent and writer.
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.
The start of the Route du Rhum, famous transatlantic solo race, will take place on November 1st from Saint-Malo to Guadeloupe. Among the participants, there will be Léonard Legrand at the helm of the ship Sodebo Fifty. Arrived at Sodebo in 2015 as an electronics alternator, he climbed the ranks until he joined Thomas Coville's sailing team. Now alone at the helm of his boat, he embarks on an ambitious adventure.
On November 1, 2026, the start of the Route du Rhum, the famous solo transatlantic race from Saint-Malo in Brittany, will take place to Guadeloupe. In the IMOCA category, the navigator Sébastien Simon approaches the race with many ambitions. Since its 3rd place in the Vendée Globe 2024, the native of Les Sables d'Olonne now has a new Group Dubreuil 2 boat with a completely closed cockpit inspired by aviation. He reveals his last secrets.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have announced plans to deepen economic ties between their countries following a meeting at the weekend. Macron welcomed Carney in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a French territory off the coast of Canada’s Newfoundland. The two leaders discussed opportunities to share infrastructure in the space and defence sectors, as Canada’s trade relationship with the US deteriorates and Europe looks to diversify its energy supplies. Bryan Quinn has more.
French President Emmanuel Macron received Sunday, September 20 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney who declared that he wanted to "close the ties" between the two countries and with the European Union. The two leaders intended to display their respective sovereignty in the face of Donald Trump's blows.
The Route du Rhum is the queen of transatlantic solo races. For 44 years, it has been connecting Saint-Malo in Brittany with Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe. Among the sailors engaged in the prestigious Ultim class, Louis Burton at the helm of Armand Thiery. After a launch last July and an express preparation, Louis Burton and his crew just broke the record crossing of the Channel. What to show his ambition.
