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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in Metz Cathedral, France

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Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Etienne in Metz, France, on September 28, 2026. During the liturgy, the Pope offered the journey of the diocesan community in Metz and the journey of Europe to God.

In his homily, the Pope spoke about the Moselle region as a meeting point for peoples and a border that has seen European tragedies. He used images from the prophet Isaiah to describe the kingdom of God: the desert, the garden, and the house. He described the desert as a place of silence and simplicity, the garden as a place of beauty where justice allows life to flourish, and the house as a place of peace. The Pope noted that while God works in the desert and the garden, building a house requires human effort, skill, and shared labor to create a space for human presence and love.

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