On the eve of Pope Leo XIV's arrival in Paris, Vatican News Correspondent Deborah Castellano Lubov reports from outside the Cathedral of Notre Dame to ...

The Grotto of Massabielle is one of the 22 sites making up the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. The sanctuary is home to numerous places of worship, including three basilicas: the Basilica of the ...

Pope Leo XIV will visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes this weekend as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, which is the first official papal state visit to the country in 18 years.

Workers at the Lourdes Shrine in France prepare the large cross to be installed for Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the shrine on Sept. 26–27, 2026. | Credit: Lourdes Shrine Preparations for Pope Leo XIV’s ...

France is experiencing a wave of enthusiasm ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s Sept. 25-28 visit that has no real precedent in living memory. It is the first official papal journey to the country since 2008 and ...

Pope Leo XIV will visit France over the weekend, his fifth international trip since his papacy began. The September 25-28 trip will include an address to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...

As preparations are underway at the Lourdes sanctuary for the visit of Pope Leo XIV, many of the faithful are looking back at visits of past popes.

Two popemobiles and a golf cart are accompanying Pope Leo XIV on his upcoming trip to France, requiring some road transport logistics. The popemobile will therefore be an important piece of equipment ...

As French bishops fight against time to organize Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the country, they stress the apostolic trip will be a “very significant moment” for Catholics in France and beyond. On Sept. 8, ...

Pope Leo XIV offers his blessing to visitors and pilgrims during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Aug. 26, 2026. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media PARIS (AP) — Pope Leo ...