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REPLAY: France's Macron speaks on European Union as pope visits Metz

France 2428 September 2026, 10:42 UTCFrance

French President Emmanuel Macron said that Europe must rediscover the “courage of its founders” and not give in to the “resurgence of nationalism" as he delivered an address alongside Pope Leo XIV in Metz on the last day of the pontiff's visit to France.

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