“What is legal is not necessarily moral,” said Leo XIV before the sick at Lourdes

End-of-life issues, secularism, war and peace. The Pope’s first day in France was packed with events. Tomorrow, following Mass at the Place de la Concorde, he will set off for Lourdes. On Monday, he will head to Metz.

Leone XIV’s trip to France has begun. The first stop was the Élysée Palace, where he delivered a speech to the authorities. Peace, war, science and technology. Then came the main point of his address, expressing concern over "the prospect of a planned death".

Leo XIV landed at Orly this morning. A reception at the Élysée Palace is scheduled, followed by religious services. The Holy See is seeking to avoid politicisation amidst the looming French elections and the local debate on end-of-life care.

On his 71st birthday, the Pontiff announced the construction of a new building and revoked Pope Francis’s 2021 ‘Motu proprio’, which, due to the pandemic emergency, had reduced the salaries of cardinals, heads and secretaries of the dicasteries, and clerics or members of religious orders

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Three weeks at the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, on Lake Albano. Prayer, reading and “let’s hope for a bit of sport”, he had said. To tackle schisms, malicious gossip and underhand tactics, one needs to recharge one’s batteries