Des collectifs de victimes écartés

Pope Leo XIV will visit Paris, Lourdes, and Metz from September 25 to 28, marking the first apostolic journey to France in eighteen years. The trip includes a speech at UNESCO, vespers at Notre-Dame, a youth vigil at the Stade de France, and a mass at the Place de la Concorde. The Pope is also scheduled to meet with bishops and celebrate mass at the Lourdes sanctuary on Sunday, followed by an interreligious meeting and mass in Metz on Monday.

The visit is estimated to cost 27 million euros, with 20 million euros allocated for the Paris stage, funded through donations. Amid the dense schedule, a planned meeting with seven victims has become a point of contention before the trip begins.