Pope Francis paid a visit to Benoît XVI.

The singer paid a visit to her fans.

The elected officials paid a visit to the 319 schoolchildren of the town.

François Hollande is said to have paid a visit to his predecessor last 29th of March.

Grammar note : aurait rendu visite : literally, ‘would have paid a visit.’ This is the conditionnel passé. Note that the conditionnel and conditionnel passé can be used to express that we have no proof of the statement. So, in an article about a crime suspect, instead of « Ensuite, il s’est rendu chez un ami », (Afterwards, he went to a friend’s house,) you might read, « Ensuite, il se serait rendu chez un ami. » (Afterwards, he supposedly went to a friend’s house.) The second sentence’s se serait is the conditional alternative to s’est in the 1st sentence.

He walked 20 kilometers to pay a visit to his daughter.

I was paying a visit to my mother.

They are said to have paid a visit to the wounded.
Grammar note : auraient rendu visite : literally, ‘would have paid a visit.’ This is the conditionnel passé. Note that the conditionnel and conditionnel passé can be used to express that we have no proof of the statement. So, in an article about a crime suspect, instead of « Ensuite, il s’est rendu chez un ami », (Afterwards, he went to a friend’s house,) you might read, « Ensuite, il se serait rendu chez un ami. » (Afterwards, he supposedly went to a friend’s house.) The second sentence’s se serait is the conditional alternative to s’est in the 1st sentence.

We will pay a visit to our daughter this summer.