During his recent visit to France, the Pope received generally positive coverage in French media, which emphasized the warm reception he received from the public and officials. However, the Italian publication Il Foglio took a different approach, highlighting what it perceived as tensions between the Pope and French President Emmanuel Macron. According to Il Foglio, the Pope's speech at the Élysée on September 25 included remarks that could be interpreted as critical of Macron's policies. In his address, the Pope spoke about "just secularism [which] does not consist of excluding religion from the public space," a statement that some may see as a subtle critique of France's strict secular laws, which limit the role of religion in public institutions. Additionally, the Pope criticized gestation for others (GPA), a practice where a woman carries a pregnancy for another person, which is currently illegal in France. He referred to GPA as "the offer of programmed death," a term that seems to reference France's recent law on assisted dying, which allows terminally ill patients to end their lives with medical assistance. The Pope's comments on assisted dying and GPA were not entirely unexpected, as activist groups focused on life issues had reportedly anticipated such statements. These groups often oppose practices they view as ethically problematic, including assisted dying and GPA, and they frequently engage with religious leaders on such topics. The differing media coverage reflects the broader debate around the Pope's influence on social and ethical issues in Europe. While French media focused on the positive aspects of the Pope's visit, Il Foglio and similar outlets highlighted the potential for conflict between the Pope's moral teachings and the policies of secular European leaders like Macron.