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Pope Leo calls on Church in France to nuture seeds of faith
Addressing France’s synodal assembly, catechumen,s and newly baptized Catholics, Pope Leo XIV highlights the growing number of adults approaching the faith and urges the Church to accompany them beyond Baptism.
Lord's Day Reflection: Actions speak louder than words
As the Church celebrates the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Fr. Edmund Power reflects on the theme: “Actions speak louder than words."
Pope at Maison Bakhita: ‘No one is so poor as to have nothing to give’
Pope Leo XIV visits the ‘Maison Bakhita’ social integration centre in Paris, and encourages everyone to enjoy life in abundance by sharing our God-given spiritual and material gifts.
Correspondent brings us to Pope Leo's meeting with young people of France
Vatican News correspondent Deborah Castellano Lubov brings us the great excitement at Pope Leo's encounter with 80,000 young people at the Stade de France.
Report from the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris with Pope Leo
Vatican News correspondent Deborah Castellano Lubov reports from the Cathedral of Notre Dame with Pope Leo XIV, who this evening became the first Pope to step inside the Cathedral since the devastating 2019 fire.
Highlights of Pope Leo's first day in France
On the first day of Pope Leo's Apostolic Journey to France, he met with President Macron, visited UNESCO, presided over vespers at Notre Dame, and led a prayer vigil with some 80,000 young people in the country's biggest stadium. Watch our video highlights here.
Pope to young people: ‘The light of the Spirit enlightens and comforts'
Pope Leo XIV’s first day in France comes to a close with a prayer vigil attended by some 80,000 young people. The Holy Father responds to their questions and encourages them to follow Christ without fear.
Maison Bakhita elated for Pope Leo's visit
The President of the Association Maison Bakhita, Valèrie Moniod, shares with Vatican News her joy for Pope Leo XIV's visit to their structure that helps many individuals in exile from their homelands develop skills that help enable them to have a better future.
Where light meets heaven: Pope Leo XIV at Notre-Dame
In the iconic Parisian Cathedral flooded with light, Pope Leo XIV celebrates Vespers with the French Church calling it, like Notre Dame, to be reborn, to bring light out of the darkness of ashes.
Pope calls clergy, religious of France to missionary conversion
At the Cathedral Basilica of Notre Dame de Paris Pope Leo XIV celebrates Vespers with bishops, priests, deacons, seminarians, and consecrated men and women. In his homily, the Pope calls them to missionary conversion, to cultivate an authentic love for the liturgy, and to remain close to the Lord in prayer.
Pope at UNESCO: ‘Peace cannot be built by treaties alone’
On the first day of his Apostolic Journey to France, Pope Leo XIV returns to UNESCO 46 years after St John Paul II, calling for education, science and culture to remain at the service of human dignity, truth and peace.
Young French business graduate: 'My faith sustains me'
A young French Catholic and recent business graduate speaks about the faith that sustains him, the witness of Pope Leo, and the importance of sharing the Gospel with others through everyday life.
Pope: May France remain a champion of peace and multilateralism
In his first public address in France, Pope Leo XIV upholds the Catholic Church’s contribution to French society and encourages the country to work for a peace that is unarmed and disarming.
Inside the restoration of Notre-Dame: a labor of love and faith
As Pope Leo XIV visits the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, André Finot, who witnessed the 2019 fire and spent six years alongside those who rebuilt Notre Dame, shares with Vatican News its extraordinary restoration and the faith that sustained it.
Pope aboard papal plane: ‘I travel to France to proclaim Christ’s peace’
Aboard the papal flight to Paris beginning his Apostolic Journey to France, Pope Leo XIV highlights the importance for peace in today’s world, apologizes for not having been able to return with journalists to Rome on his previous Journey to Spain, and answers questions and exchanges jokes with the press.
French academic: ‘Number of adult baptisms has tripled since 2022'
As the Pope arrives in France, French academic Dr. Alexandra Maclennan speaks to Vatican News about Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic Journey to France, a surge in adult baptisms in recent years, and the emergence of a new generation of young Catholics despite ongoing challenges facing the Church.
Pope Leo XIV departs on his Apostolic Journey to France
Pope Leo XIV departs aboard the papal plane from Rome bound for Paris as he begins his four-day Apostolic Journey to France.
Cardinal Tagle: Fulton Sheen’s mission was to bring people to Christ
At the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in St Louis, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle reflects on the missionary vocation of the American bishop, whose preaching reached millions through radio and television. But, he says, Sheen’s blessedness lay not in fame, but in his communion with Christ and his closeness to the poor.
France awaits Pope Leo
On the eve of Pope Leo XIV's arrival in Paris, Vatican News Correspondent Deborah Castellano Lubov reports from outside the Cathedral of Notre Dame to share the great excitement in France for the Pope's imminent arrival, and great emotion after the devastating 2019 fire.
Pope meets with Hungarian PM, Portuguese President
Pope Leo meets separately with the Prime Minister of Hungary and the President of Portugal, discussing topics such as global conflict, multilateralism, and the situation of Christian minorities around the world.
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