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Pope Leo XIV celebrates open-air Mass in front of 800,000 people in central Paris

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What happened

More than 800,000 people filled the streets of central Paris to hear Pope Leo XIV say Mass on Saturday, according to Vatican estimates.

Key facts

  • More than 800,000 people filled the streets of central Paris to hear Pope Leo XIV say Mass on Saturday, according to Vatican estimates.
  • Reported by France 24 and published Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:28:37 UTC.

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Pope Leo celebrates open-air mass before 700,000 people in Paris

Crowds line Place de la Concorde on second day of pontiff’s first official papal visit to France in 18 years Hundreds of thousands of people lined the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in ⁠Paris on Saturday to attend an open-air mass with Pope Leo, on the se…

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