Pope Leo’s Blessing of Little Marie-Garance Becomes a ‘Yes to Life’ Icon in France

September 28, 2026 World News

Ludovic Marin
Pope Leo XIV blesses Marie-Garance Noel, a child with multiple disabilities, as he rides down the Champs-Elysees Avenue in the Papamobile (popemobile) on his way to the Place de la Concorde, central Paris, on September 26, 2026, to celebrate a solemn outdoor Mass, on the second day of his visit to France.

‘Once you say yes to God, everything happens naturally. He never abandons us.’

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