Pope Leo XIV and French President Emmanuel Macron stressed the need for dialogue in the Middle East in their first meeting Friday at the Vatican, while also finding time to chat about basketball.

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time on April 10 during a visit to the Vatican, against a background of the Iran war that both have condemned. The French ...

Pope Leo XIV exchanged gifts with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Vatican - Copyright VATICAN MEDIA/AFP Simone Risoluti Pope Leo XIV exchanged gifts with ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron is welcomed by the president of the Catholic charity Sant'Egidio community, Marco Impagliazzo, in Rome on April 9, 2026. [AFP] French President Emmanuel Macron ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron arrive for a meeting with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican Pope Leo XIV exchanged gifts with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Vatican ...

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in Rome on the eve of his first meeting with Pope Leo XIV, almost one year after the election of the US pontiff. Their meeting at the Vatican on ...