CultureHundreds of thousands turn out for Pope Leo XIV along Champs-Élysées ahead of Paris Mass
Hundreds of thousands filled Paris’s iconic Champs-Élysées avenue on Saturday ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s large outdoor Mass. The turnout was seen as a sign of the Catholic Church’s enduring appeal in a country once firmly Catholic but officially secular today.
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Hundreds of thousands turn out for Pope Leo XIV along Champs-Élysées ahead of Paris Mass