https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pope-leo-visits-france-for-first-papal-visit-in-18-yearsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pope-leo-visits-france-for-first-papal-visit-in-18-yearshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pope-leo-visits-france-for-first-papal-visit-in-18-years#u85699Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:50:20 +0000Pope Leo XIV is conducting a four-day visit to France, the first of its kind in 18 years. During a Saturday stop in Paris, the Pope celebrated an open-air Mass attended by an estimated 800,000 people. He used the event to urge young Catholics to embrace their faith and argued that France's secular traditions should not exclude religious expression from public life. Following the Paris events, the Pope traveled to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. He also issued warnings that a paradise of machines could undermine humanity.Why it mattersThe visit occurs as Russia's invasion of Ukrain