Pope Leo XIV celebrated a large outdoor Mass on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on September 26, 2026, drawing approximately 600,000 attendees during his weekend visit to France.
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Luke Shrago is live from Paris.
Huge crowds of people have gathered in Paris as Pope Leo XIV was due to arrive for an outdoor mass expected to be the biggest event of his weekend visit to France.
#PopeLeoXIV draws huge crowds in #Paris as 600,000 await Mass #Europe #France On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV continues his visit to France with a large outdoor Mass at Paris's Place de la Concorde, followed by prayers with the faithful in Lourdes. #EuropeNews
🇻🇦👀How do you get into one of the largest outdoor Mass in the world? Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass in front of hundreds of thousands of faithful on Saturday, September 26, in Paris. France 24’s Stella Elgersma was there to tell you more!
🇻🇦👀How do you get into one of the largest outdoor Mass in the world? Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass in front of hundreds of thousands of faithful on Saturday, September 26, in Paris. France 24’s Stella Elgersma was there to tell you more! #Pope #France #LeoXIV