"La grandeur morale d’une nation se manifeste avant tout dans sa capacité à accompagner, protéger et aimer les vies qui traversent les plus grandes fragilités"
Léon XIV
Pope Leo XIV will undertake an apostolic journey to France from Sept. 25 - 28, a visit which will include a stop at the headquarters of UNESCO.
The trip was officially announced on May 16 by Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni. The Holy See did not immediately release the full itinerary of the trip.
The visit will mark the pope's fifth international apostolic journey.
The pope has already visited Turkey and Lebanon (in late 2025) and Monte Carlo (in March 2026).
In April he undertook a major voyage to Africa — with the trip spanning Algeria, Cameroon, Angola, and Equatorial Guinea — and is scheduled to visit Spain from June 6 - 12.
He is widely expected to also visit Latin America in the fall.
The last visit by a pope to France dates to Dec. 15, 2024, when Pope Francis traveled to Ajaccio, Corsica.
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The @FAO HASTEN business incubation programme has come to Sierra Leone 🇸🇱
This week, youth & women led MSMEs have been building skills to scale agrifood systems transformation & partnering with government, academia & investors to strengthen support for sustainable agribusinesses.
📢🔍 Read more about the release of the Women’s Empowerment & Nutrition Survey report and microdata in Sierra Leone — a major step forward in understanding and advancing women’s roles in agrifood systems: https://t.co/Ycbsa7SLuc
Every May 13, thousands of pilgrims gather at Fatima in Portugal for the celebration of the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the three shepherd children in 1917.
The video attached is from this year's candlelight procession on the vigil of the feast of Our Lady of Fatima.
Massive crowd 💯
In a meeting with participants in an interfaith colloquium, Pope Leo calls on Christians and Muslims to “revive humanity where it has grown cold” and "transform indifference into solidarity”.
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For too long, Africa’s resources have been extracted, the value captured elsewhere, the environmental damage left behind.
No more exploitation. No more plundering.
The people of Africa must benefit - first & most - from the resources of Africa.
💫 Le Saint du jour | Vendredi 1er mai
Saint Joseph Artisan, époux de la Vierge Marie, protecteur des travailleurs
Père sur terre de Jésus, en tant que charpentier, il témoigne aussi que le travail humble peut rendre l’homme participant du projet divin du salut. Les travailleurs chrétiens le vénèrent comme leur Saint Patron. → https://t.co/yEKwo1Jant
🎙️ Journal l #RadioVatican, l'édition de 8h30 du mardi 28 avril en réécoute → https://t.co/PeiPknXKzP
🇻🇦Le Pape à l'Académie pontificale ecclésiastique
🇲🇱La chute de la ville de Kidal au Mali
🇺🇸🇬🇧 Charles III en visite d'État aux Etats-Unis
🌍 Une conférence sur la sortie des énergies fossiles en Colombie
Save the date!
Friends, the world needs peace now more than ever. Across nations and time zones, let us gather with one voice and ask Our Lady to intercede for us.
Join us on 12 May at 10:00 PM (UK/Nigeria time) for 1,000 Hail Marys for peace.
We will be praying for:
- Peace in the world 🌍
- Peace in our homes 🏡
Come and be part of this global prayer. Connect live on YouTube, Facebook, X, and Instagram.
All are welcome. 🙏
Our Lady of Bisila, tender Mother who carries Jesus upon your back as a sign of closeness and care,
we turn to you with open hearts. You who appeared to bring healing and hope to your people,
intercede for us in every trial.
Strengthen our families, heal our land, and guide the Church in Africa. Clothe us in the peace of your Son.
Help us to walk with you in faith, carrying Christ faithfully in our daily lives. Bisila, Mother of Compassion,
protect your children, unite our hearts, and lead us always closer to Jesus. Amen.
This is the statue of Our Lady of Bisila, Mother and patroness of Equitorial Guinea 🇬🇳.
I do much love the creativity behind it. It's uniquely African.
Saturdays are dedicated to Mary in the Catholic Church due to tradition, her role as Mother of God, and her faithful anticipation of Christ’s Resurrection on Holy Saturday. Votive Masses and devotions like the Rosary honor her on this day
I offer my support to those who advocate for the abolition of the death penalty in the United States of America and around the world. I pray that your efforts will lead to a greater acknowledgement of the dignity of every person, and will inspire others to work for the same just cause.
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At the end of Mass in Bamenda on Thursday, as Pope Leo XIV was about to get his car to return to the airport, a little Cameroonian girl ran up to the Pope, and he hugged her, paused for a photo, and gave her a Rosary.