# Photos: Pope Leo draws hundreds of thousands for open-air Mass in Paris

https://mins.news/en/item/75811

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-27 08:22 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2026/9/27/photos-pope-leo-draws-hundreds-of-thousands-for-open-air-mass-in-paris?traffic_source=rss

> Pope Leo XIV led an open-air Mass on Paris’s Champs-Elysees attended by hundreds of thousands. The Vatican said about 800,000 people were present as the pope greeted cheering crowds during a 2km parade. The choice of Place de la Concorde drew criticism from supporters of France’s strict secularism.

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