Pope Leo XIV received the French billionaire in private audience on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Castel Gandolfo. A meeting that takes place a month before his trip to France, while the Church seeks to finance by donations and patronage a trip whose cost could be around 20 million euros.
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Pope Leo XIV received the French billionaire in private audience on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Castel Gandolfo. A meeting that takes place a month before his trip to France, while the Church seeks to finance by donations and patronage a trip whose cost could be around 20 million euros.