Le pape Leon XIV arrive en France et se rend directement au palais de l'Elysee
Accueilli a son arrivee par le president Emmanuel Macron, le pontife doit prononcer un premier discours devant les autorites et le corps diplomatique.
Le pape Leon XIV est arrive vendredi 25 septembre en France pour une visite qualifiee d'historique, accueilli a l'aeroport par le president Emmanuel Macron.
Depuis l'aeroport d'Orly, le souverain pontife a pris la route pour se rendre directement au palais de l'Elysee, ou il devait tenir un premier discours vers 11h45 devant les autorites francaises et les membres du corps diplomatique accredites a Paris.
Cette etape a l'Elysee marque le point de depart officiel du sejour du pape en France, dont le deroule precis - autres rencontres, deplacements ou ceremonies prevues dans les jours suivants - n'a pas ete detaille dans les premieres informations disponibles.
La visite s'inscrit dans un contexte ou le Vatican cherche a mettre en avant, a travers les deplacements du pape, des themes tels que la paix internationale et la place de la religion dans les societes contemporaines.
Aucune declaration complete du pape ou du president Macron n'a encore ete rapportee au moment de la parution de cet article.
Sources
- Une visite historique du Pape : Léon XIV arrive au Palais de l'Élysée — France 24 — Français
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