WorldHundreds of thousands expected in Paris for Pope Leo XIV’s France visit

Pope Leo XIV has begun a four-day visit to France, culminating in a Mass in central Paris expected to draw more than half a million people. Police have sealed off the area around the Champs-Élysées ahead of Saturday’s ceremony at Place de la Concorde. President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the Pope at Orly and is expected to discuss geopolitics and artificial intelligence with him at the Élysée Palace.