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Pope Leo’s Paris lesson in the art of saying “no”

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Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV may decline a state dinner, a Republican Guard escort, and the Légion d’honneur during his upcoming apostolic visit to France.

Cerith Gardiner reports for Aleteia that the Pope's preparations for this first trip to the country involve navigating these formal offers.

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