Pope Leo XIV draws massive crowd for open-air mass in Paris
Hundreds of thousands gathered along the Champs-Élysées in Paris as Pope Leo XIV led an open-air mass at the Place de la Concorde.
Pope Leo XIV celebrated a major open-air mass at the Place de la Concorde in Paris on Saturday, drawing a massive gathering that spanned the length of the Champs-Élysées. Media outlets reported varying crowd estimates, ranging from 600,000 expected attendees to between 800,000 and nearly one million people present under heightened security. During his inaugural visit to the French capital, the pontiff delivered a unifying message to a diverse crowd of the faithful, maintaining a diplomatic posture despite underlying political debates surrounding France's end-of-life legislation.
Sources: Le Figaro, Le Monde, Libération, La Tribune, RTBF Info
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- Le Figaro — EN DIRECT - «On va faire du bruit !» : les fidèles affluent en nombre sur les Champs-Élysées avant la messe solennelle de Léon XIV à la Concorde
- RTBF Info — Environ 800.000 personnes ont assisté à la messe en plein air du pape Léon XIV à Paris
- Libération — «C’est le patron» : à Paris, Léon XIV fait messe et masse sur la place de la Concorde
- Le Monde — Léon XIV, en pape tranquille et rassembleur, fait le plein à Paris pour la messe de la Concorde
- La Tribune — À Paris, la grande concorde nationale autour de Léon XIV