Pope's visit to France 'an important moment for the Vatican'

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 06:37 Issued on: 24/09/2026 - 11:58Modified: 24/09/2026 - 11:58 France is gearing up for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV in what will be the first state visit to the country by a pontiff since 2008. Seema Gupta, France 24's correspondent in Rome takes a look at the visit from the Vatican's point of view. Fears of flooding, landslides as Hurricane Polo churns off Mexico coast 24/09/2026 ‘I felt like I'd been tricked’: France probes secret filming of women with smart glasses 24/09/2026 Trump welcomes China's Xi to Washington 24/09/2026 'Risk to humanity': At UN, tech leaders urge caution in AI development 24/09/2026 How did an OpenAI agent hack into Australian government website? 24/09/2026 'Death of the Soccer God' pays 'homage' to Haitian diaspora and 'those who go back & do their best' 24/09/2026 Americas REPLAY: Ukrainian President Zelensky addresses the UN General Assembly 23/09/2026 Europe Backlash against s...