Pope Leo likely to visit France in September, bishops say

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PARIS, May 6 (Reuters) - Pope Leo is likely to visit France at the ​end of September, the country's bishops ‌announced in a statement on Wednesday, in what would be the pontiff's second ​visit to a European Union ​country outside Italy."In the proposed program, ⁠Pope Leo XIV could go ​to Paris and Lourdes," the French bishops' ​conference said in the release, which also asked Catholics to pray in preparation for ​the pontiff's visit.It is unusual ​for local bishops to announce a papal visit, ‌wh