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STORY: Pope Leo arrived in France on Friday (September 25) for a whirlwind four-day visit, saying he wished 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 after abuse scandals.

The pope was greeted at the Paris Orly airport, under a clear blue sky, by President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, and by children who sang for him and asked for autographs. During his visit, he will travel to the famed Catholic shrine at Lourdes, in the southwest, and to Metz, on the German border.

Leo was due to lead a prayer service in Paris on Friday at the restored Notre-Dame cathedral, in the first visit by a pope since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the Gothic masterpiece in 2019

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Pope Leo arrives in France, meets Macron

VIDEO SHOWS: POPE LEO ARRIVING IN FRANCE/ FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON AND HIS WIFE BRIGITTE MACRON WELCOMING POPE LEO/ POPE LEO AND MACRON GREETING OFFICIALS / POPE LEO ARRIVING AT ELYSEE PALACE/ POPE LEO MEETING WITH MACRON/

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SHOWS: PARIS, FRANCE (SEPTEMBER 25, 2026) (AGENCY POOL - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF PLANE CARRYING POPE LEO TAXIING

2. FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON AND HIS WIFE BRIGITTE MACRON SPEAKING WITH CHILDREN

3. POPE LEO DISEMBARKING FROM PLANE

4. OFFICIALS AND MEDIA ON TARMAC

5. VARIOUS OF POPE LEO AND MACRON WALKING / OFFICIALS LOOKING ON

6. VARIOUS OF POPE LEO AND MACRON GREETING OFFICIALS

7. POPE LEO AND MACRON WALKING AND WAVING TO CHILDREN

8. POPE LEO WAVING

9. POPE LEO, MACRON AND BRIGITTE MACRONWALKING

10. POPE LEO, MACRON AND BRIGITTE MACRONPOSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS