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  "title": "Live: Pope heads to France on first state visit in 18 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/live-pope-heads-to-france-on-first-state-visit-in-18-years",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T01:57:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260925-live-pope-france-first-state-visit-18-years"
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  "summary": "Pope Leo XIV has arrived in France for a four-day visit, the Vatican's first state visit to the country in 18 years. He was greeted at Orly airport by President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte. The Pope's agenda includes discussions with Macron at the Élysée Palace on geopolitical issues and artificial intelligence.\n\nA highlight of the visit is a giant Mass on the Champs-Élysées, where an altar has been built on the Place de la Concorde. According to MyJoyOnline Ghana, around 600,000 Catholic faithful are expected to attend. Brigitte Macron and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will attend the Mass, while President Macron will not, due to France's strict separation of state and religion.\n\nThe Pope's visit has drawn large crowds, with several high-profile attendees expected, including candidates for next year's presidential election, such as Marine Le Pen, Edouard Philippe, Gabriel Attal, and Bruno Retailleau. France 24 reports that artificial intelligence and young believers are near the top of the Pope's agenda during the visit.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV's visit shines a light on France's Catholic revival and its divisions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/pope-leo-xivs-visit-shines-a-light-on-frances-catholic-revival-and",
        "published": "2026-09-24T16:00:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Hundreds of thousands expected in Paris for Pope's visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/hundreds-of-thousands-expected-in-paris-for-popes-visit",
        "published": "2026-09-24T23:17:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Hundreds of thousands expected in Paris for Pope’s visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/hundreds-of-thousands-expected-in-paris-for-popes-visit",
        "published": "2026-09-25T00:13:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pope heads to France on first state visit in 18 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/pope-heads-to-france-on-first-state-visit-in-18-years",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:10:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV set for four-day visit to France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/pope-leo-xiv-set-for-four-day-visit-to-france",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:30:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Pope makes first official visit to France in 18 years, meeting abuse survivors and EU leaders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/pope-makes-first-official-visit-to-france-in-18-years-meeting-abuse",
        "published": "2026-09-25T04:00:47.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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