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Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), as of January 2026, and a metropolitan population of 13.3 million (2023). Located on the Seine in the centre of the Île-de-France region, it is the largest metropolitan area and fourth-most populous city in the European Union (EU). Paris is nicknamed the "City of Light" mainly due to its leading role in the Age of Enlightenment.
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Around 700,000 people gathered in central Paris to hear the Catholic leader speak and offer prayer.
Pope Leo XIV prayed for France on Saturday at its holy shrine in Lourdes, after riding along the Champs Elysees in the popemobile and holding an emotional open-air mass in front of hundreds of thousands of worshippers in Paris.
Pope Leo XIV has gathered some 700 faithful for an open-air Mass at the Place de la Concorde during his four-day visit to France. Before the Mass, the Pope rode down the Avenue Champs-Élysées in the popemobile, greeting the large crowds that had lined the streets to see him. During the Mass, Leo XIV […]