Pope to visit France in September with a stop at UNESCO
Pope Leo XIV will visit France from September 25-28, 2026, marking his fourth foreign trip of the year. The visit includes a stop at UNESCO, allowing him to address a global audience. This trip reflects a shift in focus towards European faithful, amid reports of renewed interest in the Catholic faith among young adults.
- ▪Pope Leo XIV's visit to France will take place from September 25-28, 2026.
- ▪This will be his fourth foreign trip of the year, following visits to Monaco, Africa, and Spain.
- ▪The Pope's stop at UNESCO will provide an opportunity to speak to a global audience.
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Pope Leo XIV is adding another trip to his already busy 2026 travel schedule, making a four-day visit to France at the end of September that also includes a visit to the UN culture agency.The Vatican confirmed Saturday (May 16, 2026) the September 25-28 trip, which will be Pope Leo’s fourth foreign voyage of the year: Pope Leo made a day trip to Monaco in March, visited four African nations in April and is due to visit Spain and the Canary Islands in June. Pope Leo decries European military spending as ‘betrayal’ of diplomacyThe late Pope Francis famously stayed away from the big European centers of Christianity during his 12-year pontificate, preferring instead to visit small Catholic communities far from Rome.
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