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Pope encourages Catholics in deeply secular France to persevere as Par

The pope urged bishops to avoid complacency as adult baptisms reach 13,000 this year and church participation continues to fall.

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Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich, left, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, second from right, and Institut Catholique de Paris Rector Emmanuel Petit as he arrives to meet with members of the provincial synodal assembly, catechumens and neophytes at the ICP in Paris, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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"Hosanna, let us give thanks to our God!"In the amphitheatre of the Catholic Institute of Paris (ICP), nearly 400 people repeat the welcome song while patiently.They will be 1... The article "Be Missionaries of the Gospel": Pope Leo XIV at the meeting of the new baptized appeared first on Current Values.

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The first days of the papal pilgrimage in Paris revealed a France that doesn't fit into the narrative of the inevitable end of Christianity. The article, "The Republic May Be Secular, But the French Soul Is Catholic" [Michał KŁOSOWSKI], comes from the website Wszystko co mojego.

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WBAL broke the news in Baltimore, United States on Saturday, September 26, 2026.
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