Pope Leo XIV began his visit to France on Friday for his fifth Apostolic Journey as Pontiff. The four-day trip marks the first formal papal visit to the country once called “the eldest daughter of the Church” since Pope Benedict XVI’s visit in September 2008.
French bishops announced the visit’s theme as “That the world may have life,” and it comes as the officially secular nation is seeing an influx of new baptisms. So far this year, according to the Conference of Bishops of France, more than 21,000 adults have joined the Church, an increase driven by 18 to 25-year-olds.
“Pope Leo’s visit to France has sparked a real tidal wave” of interest…
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