After touring Africa, Pope Leo’s four-day visit to France shows how he is seeking to appeal to Roman Catholicism’s original heartlands as well as to the church’s newest strongholds.Pope Leo at the Vatican on Wednesday. His varied choice of travel destinations sets him apart from his predecessor, Francis.
Leo XIV, Trying to Be Everyone’s Pope, Heads to Secular France
Scritto il 25/09/2026
da Motoko Rich and Mark Landler

