After two days in Paris and one in Lourdes, where he drew more than a million people in total, Pope Leo XIV ends his visit to France on Monday in the north-eastern city of Metz.
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Pope Leo on Monday arrived in a French border city to speak on the future of Europe, giving a distinctly political dimension to a landmark visit to France that has sparked scenes of spiritual jubilation....
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On the final day of Pope Leo XIV's four-day visit to France, which has stirred enthusiasm and zeal among French Catholics, the pontiff is set to speak on the 'roots of Europe,' unity and peace, before celebrating Mass in the city of Metz....
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French rail operator SNCF has announced the date for their opening of winter train ticket sales. Be prepared to get up early if you want a good price.
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France's far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party and its allies secured a record 14 seats in the right-wing-dominated Senate in polls Sunday, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential election....
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RN presidential candidate Marine Le Pen hailed a "historic victory" after the results were announced.
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EU defence ministers meet in Brussels on Ukraine aid and Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet," as Moscow escalates missile and drone strikes. Elsewhere,Trump rejects Iran's Hormuz offer, claiming the US is "winning tremendously," and Pope Leo XIV heads to Metz for his final ...
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Thousands of pilgrims filled Lourdes on Sunday evening for a candlelit procession with Pope Leo XIV, as he brought his four-day visit to France to a close....
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Pope Leo XIV will use the final day of his visit to France on Monday to pay tribute to Robert Schuman – a devout Catholic, former French foreign minister and one of the architects of European integration – in a message expected to focus on peace, unity and the principles that sha...
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The exercise of power under the 1958 Constitution has steadily eroded over the past two decades. The system has become increasingly centered on the president, to the point exhaustion, writes Le Monde's Solenn de Royer in her column....
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France's far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies emerged from Sunday polls with a record 14 seats in the right-wing dominated Senate, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential election....
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On October 17, Le Large will open its doors – a small miracle given the many projects that have fallen through after Renault left Seguin Island, just west of Paris, in 1992. But the story is not over: The center of the island remains conspicuously empty....
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During his visit to the pilgrimage town of Lourdes, the pope called on bishops to remain vigilant over sexual abuse in the Church and criticized France's newly adopted assisted-dying legislation....
