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Updated: In Secular France, Pope Leo Receives a Rockstar Welcome
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- Sep 28, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC
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Shouts of “Leo, Leo!” and “Long live the pope!” rang out in Paris as 800,000 people greeted the first American pope. At an open-air Mass, he shared a message of peace, harmony, hope and human dignity.
Pope Leo XIV is urging Europe to draw from its Christian roots and traditions of dialogue to confront the thirst for domination driving today's wars.
Pope Leo XIV drew an estimated 800,000 to Place de la Concorde for a historic open-air Mass, urging French Catholics to share their faith openly.