In Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV met with seven French clerical abuse victims, expressing solidarity and pledging vigilance against future harm.

In Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV denounced euthanasia as ‘false compassion,’ stating that what is legal is not necessarily moral for human life.

In Metz, Pope Leo XIV confronts Europe’s deep divide on migration, balancing the call to welcome strangers with the rights of nations.

In Metz, Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to rediscover its Christian roots and welcome migrants safely as part of an enduring search for peace.

Pope Leo XIV’s day in photos: meeting migrants in Paris, celebrating Mass at Place de la Concorde and praying at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes.

In Lourdes, Pope Leo issued a firm call to conversion from sin and error in the Church, and invited all to repent and do penance.

An estimated 800,000 people attended the pontiff’s open-air Mass in Paris before his journey to the Lourdes' Grotto of Mary's Apparition.

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Pope Leo XIV visited Paris’ Bakhita House to hear migrants’ stories of faith and urge fraternal welcome and integration across France.

Pope Leo at UNESCO warned that Artificial Intelligence has fostered a “corruption of culture” that could affect what it means to be human.

Pope Leo XIV addressed France’s rising adult baptisms, calling for a wise balance between welcoming converts and forming them in faith.

At least 80,000 young Catholics joined Pope Leo XIV at the Stade de France for an evening of prayer, veneration, and missionary renewal.