# Leo XIV draws around 600,000 to giant outdoor Mass in central Paris

https://mins.news/en/video/75325

- France 24 English, 2026-09-26 15:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykcdrk1u_Ys

> Hundreds of thousands filled Paris’ iconic Champs-Élysées avenue on Saturday for Pope Leo XIV’s large outdoor Mass, highlighting the Catholic Church’s enduring appeal in a country that was once staunchly Catholic but is officially secular today.

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