Pope Leo XIV Unveils 4-Day France Trip, Plans Abuse Survivors Meeting
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Updated · Vatican News - English · Aug 7
Pope Leo XIV Unveils 4-Day France Trip, Plans Abuse Survivors Meeting
3 articles · Updated · Vatican News - English · Aug 7
Summary
September 25-28, Pope Leo XIV will visit Paris, Saint-Denis, Lourdes and Metz, with stops including talks with President Emmanuel Macron, UNESCO, a youth vigil at Stade de France and Mass at Place de la Concorde.
The Vatican said the trip will also include a private meeting with several Church abuse survivors, prepared with the survivors themselves, though it gave no date, location or participant count.
Lourdes anchors the middle of the journey with meetings with French bishops, the sick community at Accueil Notre Dame, contemplative sisters and the traditional torchlight Rosary procession.
Metz closes the visit with an interreligious gathering and a peace-and-unity event at the Robert Schuman Conference Centre before a final Mass at Saint Stephen Cathedral and a 7 p.m. flight to Rome.
The visit will be France's first official papal state visit since 2008, and organizers in Paris plan to deploy 10,000 volunteers as the Church promotes the motto, 'That the world may have life.'