France’s far-right National Rally gains ground in Senate vote
The vote marks the first time the far-right party gained enough seats to form its own caucus.
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28.09.2026
Live: Pope Leo XIV arrives in Metz for final stop of France visit
Pope Leo XIV on Monday arrived in the northeastern city of Metz, where he is expected to discuss hopes for peace in Europe on the fourth and final day of his visit to France. He will also lead a Mass
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28.09.2026
Belgium vs France – Nations League: Team line-ups, head-to-head, Mbappe
Two-time world champions France travel to Belgium for Monday's Nations League clash without captain Kylian Mbappe.
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28.09.2026
France’s far-right National Rally surges in Senate elections
National Rally’s Marine Le Pen hails ‘historic victory’ as party and allies win enough seats to form caucus just months ahead of presidential pollFrance’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its a
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28.09.2026
France's far right gains ground in indirect Senate elections
Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its allies won enough seats in France's Senate to form a parliamentary group in the upper house for the first time in the party's history Sunday, securing
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27.09.2026
Pope Leo urges healing of ‘deep wounds’ before meeting child sexual abuse survivors in France
Catholic church must reckon with its ‘painful errors’, pontiff tells crowd in Lourdes during four-day tourThe pope has called on the Catholic church to heal “deep wounds” and “painful errors”, before
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27.09.2026
Pope Leo continues his visit to France in Lourdes
Pope Leo XIV continued his visit to France in Lourdes, at the major Catholic pilgrimage site in the foothills of the Pyrenees, where he celebrated mass before around 150,000 people. Hendro Munstermann
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27.09.2026
Vollering pips Niewiadoma to seal dramatic road race world title
Demi Vollering powers to victory in brutal Montreal raceTour de France Femmes champion wins sprint finishDemi Vollering won the longest edition of the women’s world road race championship in a brutal
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26.09.2026
Pope Leo Receives Rockstar Welcome in Secular France
Hundreds of thousands in Paris pour onto the Champs-Élysées to greet the pontiff.
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26.09.2026
Massive crowd of worshippers in France attend Mass during Pope Leo visit
The Vatican estimated that 800,000 people came out for the Mass.
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26.09.2026
Pope Leo XIV 600,000 people gather for Mass on the Champs-Élysées
🇻🇦👀How do you get into one of the largest outdoor Mass in the world? Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass in front of hundreds of thousands of faithful on Saturday, September 26, in Paris. France
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26.09.2026
Pope Leo IXV 600,000 people gather for Mass on the Champs-Élysées
🇻🇦👀How do you get into one of the largest outdoor Mass in the world? Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass in front of hundreds of thousands of faithful on Saturday, September 26, in Paris. France
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26.09.2026
France's baptism boom as more young people seek catholic community
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26.09.2026
Leo XIV in France: 700,000 crowd attend Pope mass in central Paris
Luke Shrago talks to Father Grégoire Catta.
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26.09.2026
Leo XIV visits France: Pope blesses babies on way to giant Paris Mass
🇫🇷 🇻🇦 While #PopeLeo XIV rode down #Paris's iconic Champs-Élysées avenue to hold Mass, he took the opportunity to bless babies from the "popemobile
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26.09.2026
Leo XIV will be meeting French sexual abuse survivors during his visit in France
The Pope is making the first official papal visit to France in 18 years, during which he is expected to meet survivors of sexual abuse.
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26.09.2026
Eleven charged with murder aggravated by speech against ‘white race’ in France
Thomas Perotto's killing in 2023 was followed by mobilization from far-right groups.
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26.09.2026
Pope Leo set for largest event of France tour as Paris crowds swell
Philip Turle is live from Paris.
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26.09.2026
Pope encourages Catholics in deeply secular France to persevere as Paris shuts down for huge Mass
Pope Leo XIV is encouraging French Catholics to persevere in their faith
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26.09.2026
Pope Leo XIV visits France and meets migrants and margialised people
Mélina Huet is live from Paris.
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26.09.2026