Pope Leo XIV visits France: distant cousins in Béarn and Bigorre

Pope Leo XIV will land in Tarbes-Lourdes on September 26 and 27 for an official visit.

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Distant cousins of the pontiff live in Béarn and Bigorre.

This visit marks a return to the pope’s ancestral lands.

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