Oudtshoorn, 25 September 2026 – The Holy Father lands arrived in the French capital to begin his fifth Apostolic Journey abroad, following that in Spain in June and ahead of that to Latin America in November.
Pope Leo’s intense four-day visit will take him from Paris to a ‘pilgrimage’ to Lourdes, and finally Metz in eastern France.
In Paris the Holy Father was greeted by Emanuel Macron, President of the French Republic. The Pope’s stated intention is to be a pilgrim of peace for a world at war, on a trip during which he is also hoping to repair the Catholic Church’s standing in France, after recent abuse scandals.
Die Heilige Vader het in die Franse hoofstad geland om sy vyfde Apostoliese Reis in die buiteland te begin, na dié in Spanje in Junie en voor die beplande besoek aan Latyns‑Amerika in November.
Pous Leo se intensiewe vierdae‑besoek sal hom van Parys na Lourdes, en uiteindelik na Metz in oos‑Frankryk neem.
In Parys is die Heilige Vader deur Emmanuel Macron, President van die Franse Republiek, verwelkom. Die pous se verklaarde doel is om as ’n pelgrim van vrede op te tree vir ’n wêreld in oorlog, en terselfdertyd hoop hy om die Katolieke Kerk se posisie in Frankryk te herstel na onlangse misbruikskandale.
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