Metro stations and roads closed: How the pope's visit will disrupt Paris
Paris is preparing for major security measures and transport disruption as Pope Leo XIV arrives in the capital for a two-day visit on Friday and Saturday.
Pope Leo XIV is visiting Paris for a two-day trip on Friday and Saturday, prompting significant security measures and transport disruptions. Several metro stations and roads will be closed during his visit.
The Pope's trip aims to highlight solidarity with eastern Christian communities, including those in the Arab world. He will pray at Notre-Dame Cathedral, where a chapel dedicated to eastern Christians has been established.
According to Monsignor Hugues de Woillemont, director of L’Oeuvre d’Orient, the visit to the chapel will be a significant moment for communities whose numbers have fallen sharply in parts of the Middle East. The chapel, formerly dedicated solely to St George, was formally inaugurated in May 2025 as part of Notre-Dame’s renewed interior after the 2019 fire, as per Arabian Post.
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- Pope Leo centres Paris visit on eastern Christians thearabianpost.com
- Metro stations and roads closed: How the pope's visit will disrupt Paris thelocal.fr
