Pope Leo XIV presided over a Mass attended by approximately 700,000 people at Place de la Concorde in Paris on 26 September 2026, appealing for peace and unity across Europe during a four-day visit to France. On 28 September, the Pope traveled to Metz where President Emmanuel Macron rearranged his schedule to attend the papal mass and discuss European roots and reconciliation.
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Around 600,000 people have registered to attend a Mass at the Place de la Concorde, near the Champs-Elysees. Pope Leo XIV is on a four-day visit to France.
The pope addressed around 700,000 people during a Mass at the Place de la Concorde, near the Champs-Elysees. Leo XIV is on a four-day visit to France.
After two days in Paris where he drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers, Pope Leo XIV will continue his visit to France on Sunday in the southwestern pilgrimage town of Lourdes with a private meeting with victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. Leo's four-day trip is the first official papal visit to France in nearly two decades.
Hundreds of thousands of people packed Paris’ iconic Champs-Élysées avenue for Pope Leo XIV’s big outdoor Mass on Saturday, a sign of the Catholic Church’s enduring appeal in the once staunchly Catholic but officially secular country.
Pope Leo on Saturday celebrated an open-air mass in front of hundreds of thousands of faithful in Paris after riding in the Popemobile along the iconic Champs Elysees to the cheers of huge crowds clutching French and Vatican flags. The leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics is on a four-day trip to France, a secular country with deep Catholic roots, on the first official papal visit to France
Vatican estimates 700,000 people in attendance as the Catholic religious leader continues four-day tour of France.
Some 700,000 people are estimated to have packed the Champs-Élysées and Place de la Concorde in Paris on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV's open-air Mass, the high point of his first official visit to France. Scouts, nuns, families and curious onlookers told FRANCE 24 why they came, from quiet prayer to hopes of spotting Canadian singer Céline Dion.
🇫🇷 🇻🇦 During #Pope Leo XIV's giant Mass at the Place de la Concorde in #Paris on Saturday, he spoke directly to Catholic youth, calling them the "Church of today". The pontiff made efforts to connect with young people during his visit, holding a youth vigil at the Stade de #France on Friday.
Hundreds of thousands of people packed Paris' iconic Champs-Élysées avenue to attend an open-air Mass with Pope Leo XIV on Saturday, a sign of the Catholic Church's enduring appeal in the once staunchly Catholic but officially secular country. https://to.pbs.org/4yrQPwj
Pope Leo XIV drew an estimated 800,000 people to Paris's Champs-Élysées on Saturday, urging Catholics to seek happiness in faith rather than material goods during an outdoor Mass.
Pope Leo XIV is visiting the pilgrimage town of Lourdes this weekend as part of his four-day trip to France, the first official papal state visit to the country in 18 years. He is expected to hold an open-air mass this morning at the Lourdes Sanctuary and will meet privately in the afternoon with victims of clergy sexual abuse. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
After leaving Paris, Pope Leo XIV ended his second day in France in Lourdes, where he prayed at the Grotto of Massabielle, one of the Catholic Church’s major pilgrimage sites. He is the third pope to visit Lourdes, following Benedict XVI and John Paul II. On Sunday, the pontiff is due to celebrate another open-air mass before meeting privately with seven survivors of clerical sexual abuse. A Frenc
Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in Lourdes during his four-day visit to France. Worshippers describe the occasion as emotional and unforgettable, with some saying the Pope’s presence offers a rare opportunity for those unable to travel to meet him.
Pope Leo XIV on Monday arrived in the northeastern city of Metz, where he is expected to discuss hopes for peace in Europe on the fourth and final day of his visit to France. He will also lead a Mass in the afternoon which is set to be attended by French President Emmanuel Macron. Follow our liveblog for all the latest.
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Metz to speak about the 'roots of Europe,' unity and peace. www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar... @lemonde.fr On the final day of Pope Leo XIV's four-day visit to France, which has stirred enthusiasm and zeal among French Catholics, the pontiff is set to speak on the 'roots of Europe,' unity and peace, before...
In a last-minute schedule shift, French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to attend the concluding mass of Pope Leo XIV's four-day visit to France before officially escorting the pontiff at his departure ceremony.
On a four-day trip to France, the Pope praised the European Union for “tearing down walls.”
Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to remember its Christian history and appealed for peace and unity in a speech delivered in France's northeastern city of Metz on Monday, the fourth and final day of his visit. "Relations between individuals and states are becoming increasingly uncivilised. The value of keeping one's word is dismissed. Instead, people boast of lies and deceit," he said. "Europe can help t