Who is paying for the pope’s visit to France?
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What happened
Initially estimated at €12 million, the cost of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France has now risen to €27 million due to the immense excitement around his trip. But with France a firmly secular country, who is going to be footing the bill? Our journalist Sam Ball explains.
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