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Pope Leo XIV fills central Paris with 700,000-strong crowd and fervor at giant outdoor Mass

4 verified updates • corroborated by 2 independent sources • tracked since September 26, 2026

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  05:31 AM 1 source: The Boston Globe

  Pope encourages Catholics in deeply secular France to persevere as Paris shuts down for huge Mass
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  07:01 AM 2 sources: AP News, The Boston Globe
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  09:01 AM 2 sources: AP News, The Boston Globe

  Hundreds of thousands turn out for Pope Leo's popemobile parade along Champs-Élysées ahead of Mass
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  11:31 AM 2 sources: AP News, The Boston Globe

  Pope Leo XIV fills central Paris with 700,000-strong crowd and fervor at giant outdoor Mass