With the Pope’s French trip having garnered widespread acclaim, the Vatican now looks ahead to October, which sees the staging of a high-profile conference and another incoming document published by Cardinal Fernández’s office.
Leo finished his brief apostolic voyage to France on the evening of September 28, landing back in Rome after a whistle-stop tour around the Eldest Daughter of the Church. The Catholic reactions to his voyage were immensely positive, particularly given his persistent calls for respect for the sanctity of life shortly after France legalised assisted suicide and euthanasia. (Full coverage can be found in the Catholic Herald’s Vatican section.)
