Pope Leo enters France’s religious ‘laboratory’ amid hopes of Catholic revival
- Pope Leo XIV begins his first visit to France on Friday, arriving in a country where Catholicism is no longer the dominant religion but where the Church is seeing signs of renewed interest among young people in particular.
- But analysts caution that rising adult baptisms and large crowds of young Catholics do not necessarily amount to a wider Catholic revival.
- Even before Leo has set foot on French soil, his smiling face is appearing on newsstands.
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- Pope Leo XIV begins his first visit to France on Friday, arriving in a country where Catholicism is no longer the dominant religion but where the Church is seeing signs of renewed interest among young people in particular.
- But analysts caution that rising adult baptisms and large crowds of young Catholics do not necessarily amount to a wider Catholic revival.
- Even before Leo has set foot on French soil, his smiling face is appearing on newsstands.
Sources: RFI