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The pope said the Church has a responsibility to promote values that foster peace, according to TASS.

The pope said the Church has a responsibility to promote values that foster peace, according to TASS.

French President Emmanuel Macron warned against a 'resurgence of nationalism' as he spoke alongside Pope Leo XIV on the final day of the pontiff's visit to France.

Pope Leo XIV appealed for peace and unity in a speech in Metz, France, on the last day of his four-day visit, warning against rising incivility between states.

France 24 is following live coverage of Emmanuel Macron and Pope Leo XIV addressing European unity during the pope's stop in Metz.
The pope's stop in Metz, a city linked to EU founding father Robert Schuman, marks the final day of his visit to France.
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.
The pope urged Europe to remember its Christian roots and appealed for peace and unity during a speech in the northeastern French city of Metz.
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.
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The pope said good media coverage is important, responding to a question about restrictions placed on the outlet by the White House.
The pope is continuing a four-day trip to France, the first official papal visit to the country in nearly two decades.
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.
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.

The pope is visiting the pilgrimage site of Lourdes as part of the first official papal state visit to France in 18 years, and is expected to meet privately with survivors of clergy sexual abuse.
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.