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Pope wraps up France trip with most overtly political message of trip

France 2428 September 2026, 13:57 UTCFrance

Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to draw from its Christian roots and traditions of dialogue to blunt the “desire for domination” driving today's wars, as he wrapped up a visit to France by recalling the forces that contributed to the continent's peaceful integration and made his post overtly political message of his trip.

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