METZ, France – Pope Leo on Monday arrived in a French border city to speak on the future of Europe, giving a distinctly political dimension to a landmark visit to France that has sparked scenes of spiritual jubilation. The leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics wraps up his four-day trip with a visit to Metz, a northeastern city that repeatedly changed hands between France and Germany in past conflicts. The city is closely associated with Robert Schuman, considered one of the founding fathers of the European Union, who is buried just outside Metz. The first US pontiff was expected to speak […]...

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