# Paris crowds swell ahead of Pope Leo’s biggest France tour event

https://mins.news/en/item/75082

- Reuters, 2026-09-26 09:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pope-leo-set-largest-event-france-tour-paris-crowds-swell-2026-09-26/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab7942329ff150001150796

> Large crowds gathered along Paris’s famous Avenue des Champs-Élysées on Saturday before an outdoor Mass led by Pope Leo. More than 600,000 people have registered for the event, expected to be the largest of his weekend visit to France.

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