US EditionPope Leo Tells French Politicians They Cannot Separate Faith From Their Duties
Pope Leo XIV urged French Catholic politicians to apply social doctrine amid secular pressures, emphasizing faith's role in addressing social challenges and promoting justice, he said.
- On Aug. 28, 2025, Pope Leo XIV met elected officials and civil servants from the Diocese of Créteil in Rome, urging them to turn to Christ and apply the Church's social teaching in their duties.
- Against a backdrop of Laïcité and party pressure, France's constitutional principle and political demands complicate elected officials' efforts to act consistent with their faith amid ideological colonizations.
- He stressed that faith shapes every sphere of life, including politics, saying faith in Jesus affects culture, economy, and more, and urged leaders to say `No, I can't!` when truth is at stake.
- He urged them to defend natural law with conviction, linking this to the diocese of Créteil's challenges like violence, insecurity, and unemployment in policy and lawmaking.
- Speaking during the Jubilee pilgrimage, he prayed the visit would strengthen pilgrims' hope and ground them to work for a more just, humane and fraternal world, rooted in the Gospel and the Church's social teaching based on natural law recognisable even by non-Christians.
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Catholic News AgencyPope Leo XIV urges Catholic politicians to follow the Gospel in public life
Pope Leo XIV addresses a delegation of political representatives and civic leaders from the Diocese of Créteil, France, on Aug. 28, 2025, at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 28, 2025 / 12:30 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on T... [...]
Pope Leo tells French politicians they cannot separate faith from their duties
While meeting politicians from France, Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of “turning to Christ” in fulfilling their obligations in government. The pontiff was speaking to elected officials and civil servants from the Diocese of Créteil, on pilgrimage to Rome on Aug. 28. The diocese is located just a few miles from the French capital city of Paris. “I am happy to welcome you in your journey of faith: You will return to your daily commitments…
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Even in countries with the strictest separation of church and state, being a Christian means living and acting like one, Pope Leo XIV told a group of politicians and civic leaders from France.
The news The Pope warns French politicians against “sometimes misinterpreted secularity” was first published in Last Minute Religious News
On Thursday 28 August, Leo XIV received some forty elected representatives from Val-de-Marne accompanied by the Bishop of Créteil, Bishop Dominique Blanchet. Pointing out a French secularism "misunderstood", he urged the participants to act "in coherence" with their faith and to renew social structures and organizations from within.
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