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  "id": 9683411,
  "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-9683411",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:10:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/25/pope-heads-to-france-on-first-state-visit-in-18-years"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pope Leo XIV is set to embark on France's first state visit in 18 years, arriving in Paris on Friday. The trip will focus on addressing artificial intelligence risks, migration, clerical sexual abuse, and European peace. Pope Leo, whose maternal grandmother hails from France, will travel for four days, greeted by President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte. Seven minutes of church bells will sound as the pontiff lands at 10:00 am (0800 GMT). The first US pontiff to visit France in over a decade, Pope Leo's itinerary includes a speech at UNESCO headquarters, inspecting Notre Dame cathedral renovations, and a mass prayer with young believers. The visit concludes with a speech on European peace in Metz, near the German border, as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine in its fifth year.",
  "summary": "Church bells across France will ring for seven minutes when the first US pontiff, whose paternal grandmother was born in France, arrives outside Paris for a four-day 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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-25T01:57:04.000Z"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "Pope Leo arrives in France for visit spanning faith and politics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/pope-leo-arrives-in-france-for-visit-spanning-faith-and-politics",
        "published": "2026-09-25T05:00:33.000Z"
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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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