During the prayer vigil at the Stade de France on Friday, September 25, nearly 80,000 youths joined in chorus to sing the famous gospel song “How Can I Not Praise You,” one of the highlights of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to France.
The following day, this song continued to resonate among thousands of volunteers gathered on the Champs-Élysées.
Behind this refrain, now familiar to Christians, is a Cameroonian clergyman who composed this gospel song.