How France’s Religious Nationalists Hijacked the Pope’s Visit
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How France’s Religious Nationalists Hijacked the Pope’s Visit
From far-right billionaires to ultraconservative TikTok influencers, a who’s who of France’s identitarian Catholics played a role in the pope’s first visit to France since his election, and left Easter eggs all along his route for their followers to see.
Leo XIV spent four days in France, passing through Paris, Saint-Denis, Lourdes and Metz. The pope multiplied the meetings and moments of communion with the faithful, in the hope of giving a second breath to the Church of France.
The huge crowds of the faithful in Paris and Lourdes, the enthusiasm of young people, and Leo XIV's decisive pro-life statements attracted media attention worldwide. Commentators from Italy, Germany, Spain, the USA, Great Britain, Brazil, Mexico, Africa, and Asia are highlighting the scale of the papal visit to France and questioning the Church's place in an increasingly secularized society. The Italian article "French Catholics Emerged from the…
The huge crowds of the faithful in Paris and Lourdes, the enthusiasm of young people, and Leo XIV's decisive pro-life pronouncements have captured the attention of media worldwide. Commentators from Italy, Germany, Spain, the USA, the UK, Brazil, Mexico, Africa, and Asia have highlighted the scale of the papal visit to France and questioned the Church's place in an increasingly secularized society.
Despite a real popular fervour and strong media coverage, it was not the whole of France that communicated with the pope, far from it.
Pope Leo XIV's four-day apostolic visit to France ended on Monday evening, during which, according to the Vatican, more than 1.3 million people participated in the head of the church's various programs.
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