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Pope Leo Set for Largest Event of France Tour as Paris Crowds Swell
The Vatican said 700,000 people attended, surpassing the 600,000 who registered and underscoring the church’s appeal in secular France.
- Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at Place de la Concorde in Paris on Saturday, drawing an estimated 700,000 people, exceeding the 600,000 who registered in advance.
- Organizers faced criticism from secularism supporters for choosing Place de la Concorde, designed in the 18th century as a French Revolution execution site, with critics arguing the Invalides would have been more appropriate.
- Adult baptisms in France have tripled since 2016 to 13,000 this year, though long-term trends show decline; entrepreneur Thierry Chen noted the event reminds people of "what is really important in life."
- During his homily, Pope Leo encouraged French Catholics to persevere in their faith "even amid the thorns" and prayed that the "living water of the Holy Spirit" may flow throughout France.
- Pope Leo will continue his four-day visit by praying at the Catholic shrine at Lourdes after Paris, following his prayer service Friday at the restored Notre Dame Cathedral, the first papal prayer there since its 2019 fire.
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Pope Leo XIV offered a Mass to 800,000 faithful in Paris during his visit to France. After the celebration, the pontiff traveled to the shrine of Lourdes.
On Saturday 26 September, the pontiff made an open-air service in front of some 800,000 people gathered on the Champs-Elysées.
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nrpyrenees.frPope Leo XIV finished his second day in France with a time of prayer at the cave of Lourdes where nearly 50,000 faithful were waiting for the sovereign pontiff, for some for long hours. And even if...
Some 700,000 people gathered at the Harmony Square and the Elysée Fields at the Mass of Pope Lion XIV during the first official papal visit to France in 18 years
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