Nytimes iconNytimesSep 25, 2026

Leo XIV, Trying to Be Everyone’s Pope, Tours Secular France

After visiting Africa, Pope Leo's four-day trip to France shows how he is seeking to appeal to Roman Catholicism's original heartlands as well as to the church's newest strongholds.

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After visiting Africa, Pope Leo's four-day trip to France shows how he is seeking to appeal to Roman Catholicism's original heartlands as well as to the church's newest strongholds.

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