The pope is expected to address hopes for peace in Europe and lead an afternoon Mass attended by President Emmanuel Macron on the last day of his French tour.
Oxford historian Miles Pattenden says Leo XIV's visit to France reflects a broader shift that brings the Catholic Church's European heartlands back into focus, while still building on Pope Francis's legacy.
After drawing large crowds in Paris and Lourdes, the pope will end his visit on Monday in the northeastern city of Metz with a Mass and remarks on the future of the European Union.
The head of the Roman Catholic Church held an 'emotional' two-hour meeting with seven abuse victims in Lourdes.
The pope addressed bishops and led a service attended by thousands of worshippers during his trip to the French pilgrimage site.
The pope is continuing a four-day trip to France, the first official papal visit to the country in nearly two decades.
The pontiff stressed the need for continued vigilance in the Catholic Church in France following years of abuse allegations.
The pope urged the Catholic Church to reckon with its 'painful errors' during a stop in Lourdes, ahead of a planned meeting with survivors of child sexual abuse.
Pope Leo addressed bishops and led a service for thousands of worshippers in France, calling for abuse within the Church to be eliminated.
The pope addressed bishops and led a service attended by thousands of worshippers during a visit to the French pilgrimage site, the BBC reported.
The pope continued his visit to France at the Catholic pilgrimage site in the Pyrenees foothills, drawing a large crowd for an open-air Mass.
Pope Leo XIV, who had not publicly addressed clerical sexual abuse since arriving in France, is set to meet privately with seven survivors in Lourdes before a Mass expected to draw around 150,000 faithful.
Pope Leo XIV ended the second day of his French visit at the Lourdes pilgrimage site, ahead of an open-air Mass and a planned private meeting with survivors of clerical sexual abuse.
Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass in Paris that drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers to the Champs-Elysees, part of his broader visit to France.
Speaking at the Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV urged believers to reject legalized assisted dying, months after France enacted a law permitting it for some terminally ill patients.
The pope addressed an open-air Mass in Lourdes on the third day of his four-day trip to France, ahead of a private meeting with victims of clergy sexual abuse.
The pope is marking a four-day trip to France, the first official papal state visit to the country in 18 years, with a Sunday Mass at Lourdes.
Around 800,000 people gathered at Place de la Concorde for the outdoor service, according to Al Jazeera.
The pontiff drew a huge crowd in the French capital on the second day of his four-day apostolic visit to France.
The Chicago-born pontiff's trip, which begins Friday, revisits his Norman family roots and the deep influence of French Catholic spirituality on his own faith.