# ‘A moment of profound joy’: Pope Leo draws massive crowd for open-air Mass in Paris

https://mins.news/en/video/75502

- Global News, 2026-09-26 19:15 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mv57dIYzxo

> Hundreds of thousands gathered along Paris’ Champs-Élysées on Saturday to see Pope Leo before his open-air Mass at Place de la Concorde. He greeted Catholic faithful and blessed babies. The Vatican estimated attendance at 800,000, above expectations. His visit to France will continue with a trip to Lourdes in the south.

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