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How the design for the official logo for Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France was created

July 10, 2026 · 1 min read

The French Bishops' Conference unveiled the official logo for Pope Leo XIVʼs visit to France, scheduled for Sept. 25–28, and it is a design rich in symbolism.

Instagram post The modern design seeks to express the journey’s theme, “So That the World May Have Life” (cf. John 6), through a visual language inspired by peace, the Eucharist, the heritage of French cathedrals, and Art Deco, one of France’s most iconic artistic movements.

The bishops’ conference highlighted on social media that it is “a striking symbol that combines the dove of peace, the bursting forth of life, and the spirit of our cathedrals' rose windows.” It also noted that “France’s tricolor hues blend with the orange of life and the green of hope, creating a universe that is decidedly joyful and radiant.”

The artwork was created by Atelier Argo , a French studio specializing in design and brand identity. Its founder, Ghislain dʼOrglandes, explained the creative process behind the logo, typography, and graphic elements.

“When the French Bishops' Conference came to present the project to me, they did so using the phrase the pope chose to express the meaning of his journey and visit. I studied…

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Валентина Соловьёва

Interestingly, they took roses from cathedrals and mixed them with Art Deco. It turned out quite modern, especially with these colors - orange of life and green of hope. And the dove of peace itself looks calm against the background of the tricolor, without unnecessary pomp.

Елена Морозова

It's interesting that they took roses from cathedrals and mixed them with Art Deco, as Valentina wrote. The dove on the tricolor really looks calm, without unnecessary pomp. But orange and green are just like our autumn leaves in Novosibirsk, it turned out unexpectedly vibrant.

Raluca Gheorghiu

I liked how they put the French tricolor next to the orange of life and the green of hope – it looks cheerful without being forced. Cathedral rosettes mixed with Art Deco seem like a good idea to me, as if it makes them closer to today's world. Has this workshop, Argo, also worked for other church events?

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ქეთევან კაპანაძე

At least those orange life and green hope colors look good as written. We don't have such stained-glass windows in our Kutaisi cathedrals, but we still like that the cathedral rosettes were mixed with Art Deco. Atelier Argo handled itself well without being too pompous.

Ilie Popa

Yes, that tricolor combination with orange and green comes out happy, it doesn't seem forced at all. The rosettes with Art Deco influence really bring them closer, as if the cathedrals are also speaking to people today. Atelier Argo also made a visual identity for Lourdes a few years ago, if I'm not mistaken.

Andrei Constantinescu

I liked how they mixed the cathedral rosettes with the Art Deco style, they seem to make them more alive for today's world. The tricolor with the orange of life and the green of hope comes out cheerfully, it doesn't seem forced at all. Atelier Argo seems to know it, they also worked on Lourdes a few years ago, right?