https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/leo-xiv-trying-to-be-everyone-s-pope-heads-to-secular-franceContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/leo-xiv-trying-to-be-everyone-s-pope-heads-to-secular-francehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/leo-xiv-trying-to-be-everyone-s-pope-heads-to-secular-france#u85523Sat, 26 Sep 2026 21:30:31 +0000Pope Leo XIV has arrived in France for the first papal visit in 18 years, drawing an estimated 800,000 people for Mass. The trip includes high-level meetings, public processions, and a stop at a Paris university. The Pope intends to address artificial intelligence and offer apologies for clergy abuse while delivering a message of peace to Europe. However, the visit is overshadowed by a schism with a rebel Catholic sect.Why it mattersFrance is a secular nation, making the visit a significant diplomatic and religious event. The trip follows nearly two decades of papal absence from the country. I