Pope Leo XIV has arrived in France for his four-day visit. He delivered an address ahead of a giant Mass in central Paris to be attended by more than half a million people. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing BBC News.
President Emmanuel Macron greeted the Pope at Orly airport. He then spoke at the Élysée Palace on geopolitical issues and artificial intelligence (AI).
The BBC's Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield looks at why the visit is met with enthusiasm the Church attributes to growing spirituality among the French.