How France handles its secularism as it prepares for a papal visit
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A four-day visit by Pope Leo XIV beginning on Friday that will feature large public gatherings, popemobile parades and an open-air Mass in Paris presents France with a balancing act under its strict approach to secularism, known as laïcité.
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A four-day visit by Pope Leo XIV beginning on Friday that will feature large public gatherings, popemobile parades and an open-air Mass in Paris presents France with a balancing act under its strict approach to secularism, known as laïcité.
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