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Pope Leo XIV
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- 1Pope Leo draws hundreds of thousands to open-air Mass in Paris●Photos: Pope Leo draws hundreds of thousands for open-air Mass in Paris https://www. aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/9/2 7/ph
Pope Leo XIV celebrated an open-air Mass in Paris attended by hundreds of thousands of people, according to photo coverage from the event. The large turnout in the French capital highlights the scale of public interest in the pope's visit, with crowds filling the open-air venue for the ceremony.
- 2Pope Leo XIV Draws Huge Crowds on First France Visit in 18 Years●Pope Leo XIV Draws Massive Crowds on First France Visit in 18 Years
Pope Leo XIV has arrived in France, the first papal visit to the country in 18 years, and is being met by large, enthusiastic crowds. Crowds have lined streets and gathered at events to see the pontiff, with the visit generating widespread attention and commentary about his first trip to France since taking office.
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Posts claim that huge crowds, in the hundreds of thousands, have filled the Champs-Elysees in Paris to see Pope Leo XIV, with an atmosphere described as electric. A widely shared post from a Catholic-focused account says the turnout is unbelievable, and the clip or claim has drawn roughly 15,000 likes. The posts describe the scale of the crowd but do not explain what the Pope is in Paris for, so the exact occasion is not clear from the evidence.
- 4Macron skips pope's mass but hails visit online●Absent de la messe du pape, Macron a toutefois réagi sur X en publiant une vidéo de la papamobile circulant autour de l’
President Emmanuel Macron was absent from the Pope's mass in Paris, but reacted on X by posting a video of the popemobile circling the Arc de Triomphe through a jubilant crowd. "Concord and Fraternity. France is proud to welcome Pope Leo XIV," the president wrote, saluting the pontiff's visit despite his own no-show at the service, a choice drawing comment and debate.
- 5Huge crowds cheer Pope Leo at open-air Mass in Paris●Huge crowds cheer Pope Leo as he leads open-air Mass in Paris https://www. aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2 026/9/27/huge-
Pope Leo XIV drew around 800,000 people to central Paris for an open-air Mass, with huge crowds cheering as he led the service. The large turnout for the pontiff's visit to the French capital is drawing wide attention and commentary internationally.
- 6Pope will not meet Bétharram abuse victims' collective, sparking outrage●«C’est affligeant et désespérant» : le #pape ne rencontrera pas le collectif des victimes de #Bétharram . #VisiteLeonXIV
Pope Leo XIV will not meet the collective representing victims of abuse at the Bétharram school during his visit to Lourdes, according to the announcement. The decision has drawn anger in France, with critics calling it 'distressing and desperate', as survivors had hoped the papal visit would bring recognition of the abuse scandal.