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

<p>Crowds line Place de la Concorde on second day of pontiff’s first official papal visit to France in 18 years</p><p></p><p>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 second day of his visit to France.</p><p>The Vatican estimated 700,000 people turned out for the outdoor mass with the 71-year-old American pope – about 100,000 more than the number of people who had registered to attend.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/26/pope-leo-celebrates-open-air-mass-before-700000-people-in-paris">Continue reading...</a>