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Le voyage apostolique du pape Léon XIV en France

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Pope Leo XIV completed an apostolic journey through France from September 25 to 28, 2026, visiting Paris, Saint-Denis, Lourdes, and Metz.

The trip included solemn vespers at Notre-Dame de Paris and a prayer vigil with young people at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. On September 26, the Pope visited the Maison Bakhita and celebrated an outdoor solemn Mass on the Place de la Concorde, followed by a Mass on the Champs-Élysées.

After praying at the grotto in Lourdes on September 26 and 27, the Pope traveled to Metz on September 28. There, he participated in an interreligious meeting at the Centre Metz and attended the Robert Schuman Congress for a conference regarding the roots of Europe for peace and unity. The journey ended with a closing Mass at Saint-Étienne Cathedral.

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