CultureHundreds of thousands gathered Saturday along Paris’ iconic Champs-Élysées for Pope Leo XIV’s major outdoor Mass. The turnout pointed to the Catholic Church’s lasting appeal in a country that was once firmly Catholic but is officially secular today.
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SocietyPope Leo attracted a crowd of 600,000 people on Paris’s Avenue des Champs-Élysées during a weekend tour focused on addressing challenges facing the church.
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WorldPope Leo XIV called for migrants to be protected during his official visit to France. Fathers Philip Larrey and Michael Baggott appeared on France 24.
CulturePope Leo XIV’s open-air Mass in central Paris drew an estimated 700,000 people. Crowds filled the Champs-Élysées as he travelled by popemobile to Place de la Concorde, a site closely tied to the French Republic, prompting debate in a country where Catholic affiliation has declined for decades and secularism is a strict tradition.
WorldAround 700,000 people attended Pope Leo XIV’s Mass in central Paris. Luke Shrago spoke with Father Grégoire Catta.
CulturePope Leo XIV arrived at Place de la Concorde and celebrated a large Mass.
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WorldHundreds 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.
WorldPope Leo XIV traveled to France in the first papal visit there in nearly 20 years.
WorldPope Leo XIV was preparing to celebrate a large Mass on Saturday at Paris’ Place de la Concorde, where the faithful had gathered. Crowds were expected to extend into the adjacent Champs-Élysées, described as the heart of Paris and a symbol of France’s secular republic.
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CulturePope Leo XIV is continuing his visit to France with a large outdoor Mass at Paris’s Place de la Concorde on Saturday. He will then pray with the faithful in Lourdes, as 600,000 people await the Mass.
CultureHundreds of thousands gathered along Paris’s Champs-Élysées to watch Pope Leo XIV’s popemobile parade.
WorldLarge crowds gathered along Paris’s Champs-Élysées to cheer Pope Leo XIV ahead of a Mass in the French capital.
WorldPope Leo XIV is making the first official papal visit to France in 18 years and is expected to meet survivors of sexual abuse during the trip.
CulturePope Leo XIV continues his visit to France on Saturday with a large outdoor Mass at Paris’s Place de la Concorde, followed by prayers with the faithful in Lourdes. About 600,000 people are awaiting the Mass.
WorldPope Leo XIV is continuing his visit to France on Saturday with a large outdoor Mass at Paris’s Place de la Concorde, after huge crowds gathered ahead of the event. He is then due to pray with worshippers in Lourdes, with 600,000 people expected to await the Mass.
WorldPhilip Turle is reporting live from Paris as crowds grow ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s largest event during his tour of France.
WorldPope Leo XIV is set to celebrate a large Mass in Paris after making an appeal for peace.
WorldLuke Shargo reports live from Paris, where 600,000 worshippers are expected to attend an open-air Mass led by Leo XIV.
WorldPope Leo XIV said in Paris that people can “live together in dignity and peace”. Vivienne Walt of Time Magazine joined the programme, with Seema Gupta reporting live from Rome and Mélina Guet from Paris.
WorldPope Leo XIV is visiting France and meeting migrants and marginalised people. Mélina Huet is reporting live from Paris.
WorldPope Leo XIV has arrived in France for the country’s first papal state visit in 18 years. On Saturday, he is due to celebrate an open-air Mass at Paris’s Place de la Concorde and the adjoining Champs-Elysees, drawing around 600,000 believers.
WorldDuring a Friday visit to France, Pope Leo XIV said that “authentic secularity” should not shut religion out. He argued that it means keeping religion present in public life and education while encouraging dialogue and cooperation between the state and religious institutions for the common good.
CulturePope Leo XIV began his trip to France by raising fundamental questions about what it means to be human amid artificial intelligence, a nuclear arms race and other threats to life itself.
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TechPope Leo began a four-day visit to France in Paris on Friday and again highlighted concerns about artificial intelligence. He warned that humanity could be “lost” amid what he calls “a paradise of machines.”
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