The Pope addresses President Emmanuel Macron, Civil Society and Members of the Diplomatic Corps

Pope Leo said his “visit to France begins in Paris, the country’s capital, often known as the City of Light. For centuries, France has served as a cultural, artistic and spiritual beacon, not only for Europe but also for the whole world.  With its cathedral schools, universities and academies dedicated to the pursuit of truth, France has helped to shape the outlook of peoples far beyond its borders. The many brilliant French scholars who were also faithful Catholics demonstrates clearly how the sciences and the arts, literature and philosophy, can contribute to the good of humanity when they are directed toward the pursuit of beauty, goodness and truth, that the world may have life.”