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Pope Leo Paris Mass draws 800,000 in largest event of French tour
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Close to 800,000 people lined Paris' Champs Elysees from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde for Mass Sept. 26 with Pope Leo XIV, who urged the people of France to follow Jesus to the source of true happiness and peace.
The Vatican estimated that 700,000 people came out for Mass on Saturday, speaking to a lasting Catholic influence in France despite sharp declines in churchgoing.
PARIS — Pope Leo XIV celebrated a major open-air Mass with 800,000 participants in the center of Paris on Saturday as the highlight of his visit to France, with the attendance figure cited by the Vatican based on French authorities. The head of the Catholic Church was cheered by a huge crowd as he traveled along the…