The pope made the comments during an in-flight press conference on his return trip to Rome from France the evening of Sept. 28.
Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo: Europe must return to path of dialogue, not military buildup
Pope Leo urged European leaders to courageously choose peaceful dialogue and guard themselves against the illusion that military buildups are the answer to conflict.
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Pope Leo meets with survivors of abuse in Lourdes
Pope Leo met with seven victims of sex abuse this evening in Lourdes, spending two hours with them in a meeting described by survivors as emotional.
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Pope speaks out against French assisted-dying and abortion laws in Lourdes visit
In visits with French bishops and workers in ministry in Lourdes today, Pope Leo offered words of encouragement and took aim at that nation’s legalization of medically-assisted dying and abortion.
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Vatican Notebook: Pope Leo addresses French conversion boom, warns against complacency
Pope Leo’s messages on his second day in France focused on the vocation of French Catholics in a secular society, with a particular emphasis on prayer and devotion aimed at inspiring Catholics to evangelize and work for justice.
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Pope Leo draws 800,000 to Mass in the heart of Paris
PARIS (OSV News) — Close to 800,000 people lined Paris’ Champs Elysees from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde for Mass Sept. 26 with Pope Leo XIV, who urged the people of France to follow Jesus to the source of true happiness and peace. “Seeing you gathered here, my brothers and […]
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Vatican Notebook: Pope Leo navigates tensions between secularism and Catholic history on France visit
This visit to France was always going to be an interesting one, given the country’s rich Catholic history and, at the same time, its strict laïcité. How would a pope navigate those two aspects of French society?
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Pope Leo shares childhood memories of Blessed Fulton Sheen on flight to Paris
“The message that he had was something that really came home to people and I think helped us as a family,” he added.
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‘More than a monument’: Pope Leo’s speech at the newly renovated Notre-Dame
“We are gathered for Evening Prayer in this place which, more than any other, has invited the people of Paris for centuries to lift their eyes towards heaven.”
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What to expect from Pope Leo’s trip to France
In this week’s episode of “Inside the Vatican,” Gerry and Colleen unpack Pope Leo’s itinerary for the trip, give context for the political situation in the country and discuss what messages the pope may send to both secular and ecclesial authorities in a country and church that are being reshaped by the arrival of newcomers.