Pope Leo XIV called ‘rebirth’ the key to his trip to France, pointing to Notre-Dame’s renewal, rising baptisms, and youth as signs of hope.

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi visited Russia as Pope Leo XIV’s peace envoy to urge the release of Ukrainian prisoners and repatriate children.

In Rome, Bishop Robert Barron affirmed that Catholic theology is deeply aligned with founding American ideals as the U.S. marks 250 years.

Pope Leo XIV’s pilgrimage to Lourdes highlights how approved private apparitions point believers back to Christ without adding new dogma.

Pope Leo XIV prayed the rosary for world peace with 700 children in the Vatican Gardens, calling it 50 million Hail Marys rising to heaven.

In Lourdes, Pope Leo issued a firm call to conversion from sin and error in the Church, and invited all to repent and do penance.

An estimated 800,000 people attended the pontiff’s open-air Mass in Paris before his journey to the Lourdes' Grotto of Mary's Apparition.

Pope Leo XIV visited Paris’ Bakhita House to hear migrants’ stories of faith and urge fraternal welcome and integration across France.

Pope Leo XIV urged Dominican contemplative nuns to protect silence in a hurried world and listen to the Spirit amid declining vocations.

See photos of Pope Leo XIV’s final day in France, featuring his Metz address to European leaders and closing Mass at St. Stephen Cathedral.

Celebrating Mass in Metz Cathedral, Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to let past wounds become openings of light to build a future of harmony.

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Paris for a four-day visit to France, greeted by President Emmanuel Macron ahead of stops at UNESCO and Notre-Dame.