18 days ago · France
Leo the moderate? Pope in France defends EU values
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. France 24 English is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to France. The first report grouped here was at 28 Sept 2026, 18:49 UTC. The headline in use is “Leo the moderate? Pope in France defends EU values”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
There's a new pope in town and he's got very different ideas on what France's far right calls the defense of Christian civilisation. Leo XIV is concluding his trip to France in the eastern city of Metz, which is closely associated with a founding father of present-day European federalism, Robert…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by France 24 English
Reported by 1 outlet
- France 24 English
- France 24 EnglishLeo the moderate? Pope in France defends EU values