Robert Schuman
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Oct 1, 2026
Kate LaycockHOST
French.
Kate LaycockHOST
Whilst there, Pope Leo paid tribute to the venerable Robert Schuman.
Kate LaycockHOST
No, not the musician.
Kate LaycockHOST
This is spelt with one N at the end.
Kate LaycockHOST
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Kate LaycockHOST
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Kate LaycockHOST
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Leo XIVSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Terza e ultima tappa del viaggio apostolico è stata la città di Metz, in una regione della Francia e dell'Europa martoriata dalla Seconda Guerra Mondiale.
Leo XIVSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Lì ha operato Robert Schuman, uno dei principali ispiratori del processo di unificazione europea.
Leo XIVSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
L'Europa contemporanea è nata proprio come progetto di pace dopo la distruzione della guerra.
Leo XIVSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Possiamo dire che ciò che è accaduto a Notre-Dame di Parigi con l'incendio era avvenuto in Europa con la Seconda Guerra Mondiale.
Albert MohlerHOST
This is the report from France 24.
Albert MohlerHOST
Quote, "On his final day, September the 28th," that's yesterday, "Leo will visit the northern French city of Metz, the birthplace of Robert Schuman, one of the founding fathers of European integration." Okay.
Albert MohlerHOST
That really sparked my attention.
Albert MohlerHOST
So he is speaking at the birthplace of Robert Schuman yesterday.
Albert MohlerHOST
Okay, then listen to this.
Albert MohlerHOST
This is the report in The New York Times.
Albert MohlerHOST
Quote, "On the last day of a four-day trip to France, the pope made a symbolic choice to speak at the Robert Schuman Center, a convention hall named after a Christian French statesman who led efforts to improve post-war cooperation between European nations." And it mentions he's on the path to, to sainthood.
Albert MohlerHOST
Okay.
LoriHOST
Pope Leo said on Monday that negotiators seeking to end conflict in Europe must be willing to sacrifice some positions to achieve peace as efforts to end Russia's war in Ukraine continue to fail.
LoriHOST
The first U.S. pope speaking to European leaders in Metz, home of Robert Schuman, a founding father of the European Union, said war has returned even to Europe, a new senseless slaughter claiming countless civilian lives every day.
LoriHOST
Offering his clearest political vision yet for Europe, Leo also praised integration and multiculturalism at a time when the far right is gaining strength across the region.
LoriHOST
Speaking in French, he urged Europeans to recall the founding values of the EU, including the rule of law and the equality of all people without distinction of race, color, class, or profession.
Christiane AmanpourHOST
So that was today, the last day of his trip.
Christiane AmanpourHOST
It was in the city of Metz, and that is the hometown of Robert Schuman, who was one of the founding fathers of European integration and who's been considered for sainthood.
Christiane AmanpourHOST
So that's not an accident, Father Rees.
Christiane AmanpourHOST
He made that speech in that hometown for that, you know, political endeavor of integration.
Christiane AmanpourHOST
Do you think it's deliberately political?
Thomas ReeseGUEST
I think that what the Pope is doing is articulating the foundations of Christianity, which are about love and fellowship and peace and justice and working towards the common good, which is what Robert Schuman, of course, did with his life after the Second World War.
Thomas ReeseGUEST
This is extremely important at this time when things are so divisive in Europe because of the opposition of right-wing parties to immigration.
Thomas ReeseGUEST
The church is on the side of the immigrants.
Vanessa PhelanCORRESPONDENT
In other news, Pope Leo arrived in Metz this morning 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.
Vanessa PhelanCORRESPONDENT
The city is closely associated with Robert Schuman, considered one of the founding fathers of the European Union, who is buried just outside Metz.
Vanessa PhelanCORRESPONDENT
President Emmanuel Macron, as well as a handful of European leaders, including Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlene, are also set to attend.
Vanessa PhelanCORRESPONDENT
A popular Turkish comedian goes on trial in Istanbul today, facing charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other offences during a stand-up performance in June.
Christopher WellsCORRESPONDENT
I'm Christopher Wells.
Linda BordoniHOST
As mentioned, Metz is a border town close to neighbouring Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany, and the hometown of Robert Schumann, one of the founders of the European Union and a venerable for the Church.
Linda BordoniHOST
Jean Pyrnais, a Franciscan secular member of the Institut Saint-Benoît, an organisation of the Diocese of Metz that promotes Schumann's cause for beatification.
Linda BordoniHOST
spoke to Vatican News about how the Pope's visit sheds light on this important political figure who worked tirelessly for peace across Europe.
Christina ParaskosHOST
In world news, Pope Leo has been visiting the eastern city of Metz on the final day of his visit to France.
Christina ParaskosHOST
He was to honour the French statesman Robert Schuman, one of the architects of what would become the European Union.
Christina ParaskosHOST
The Catholic Church is considering Mr Schuman for sainthood.
Christina ParaskosHOST
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Christina ParaskosHOST
Pope Leo has arrived in the eastern city of Metz on the final day of his visit to France.
Christina ParaskosHOST
He will honour the French statesman Robert Schuman, one of the architects of what would become the European Union.
Christina ParaskosHOST
The Catholic Church is considering him for sainthood.
Christina ParaskosHOST
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François PicardHOST
Yeah, huge crowds by the banks of the Moselle River to catch a glimpse of Leo as he made his way to Metz's 13th century Gothic cathedral for a final mass in a city that, just a reminder of viewers... changed hands five times in three wars with nearby Germany between 1870 and 1945.
François PicardHOST
Earlier, the Pope defended the spirit of the city's most famous son, Robert Schuman, at a conference in a hall that bears the post-war French foreign minister's name.
Leo XIVSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Europe, according to Schuman, is a continent where dialogue is preferred to armed conflict, where resources are pooled to ensure that any war becomes not only unthinkable, but materially impossible.
Leo XIVSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Europe, according to Schuman, is founded on respect for international law, which, unlike national laws, cannot be imposed by force by a single state,
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François PicardHOST
All right, so he needs to change the way we look at those things.
François PicardHOST
Now, one of the interesting points was that he, again, he made this speech on Europe.
François PicardHOST
We heard a clip from earlier inside a hall that bears the name of Robert Schuman, born in Luxembourg, forced to enroll in the German army in World War I, who joined the resistance and the free French in World War II.
François PicardHOST
Before the May 9th, 1950 speech, which is seen as a founding moment of what is now the European Union.
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