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Pope Leo XIV Visits France as Vatican Releases Abuse Estimate

8/7/2026

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Pope Leo XIV will travel to France Sep 25-28 2026, meet survivors, meet President Emmanuel Macron, and speak at UNESCO.
He will celebrate vespers at Notre-Dame Cathedral, hold a vigil at the national stadium, and attend an interreligious meeting in Metz.
The Vatican appointed Bishop Thibault Verny to head its advisory commission, which estimates 330,000 children were abused over 70 years.

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Pope Leo XIV will travel to France Sep 25-28 2026, meet survivors, meet President Emmanuel Macron, and speak at UNESCO.
He will celebrate vespers at Notre-Dame Cathedral, hold a vigil at the national stadium, and attend an interreligious meeting in Metz.
The Vatican appointed Bishop Thibault Verny to head its advisory commission, which estimates 330,000 children were abused over 70 years.