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2026-09-25 Europe
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600,000+ Faithful to Flood Paris for Pope Leo XIV's Giant Open-Air Mass [HVT]
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More than 600,000 Catholic faithful are expected to attend Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming Mass in Paris on Saturday with the fabled Champs-Élysée to play host for the historic event.
The Pope and his entourage departed from Rome’s Fiumicino airport on early Friday morning. Pope Leo is expected to hold a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron shortly after Macron receives him at Paris’ Orly International Airport. The Apostolic journey will see the Pope visit Paris, Lourdes, and Metz.
On Saturday, the Pontiff will preside over a massive, open-air Mass in Paris at the Champs-Élysée. A much-anticipated event where it is expected that around 600,000 faithful — if not more — will gather on that day to attend the historic event. An altar has been built on the Place de la Concorde for the historic event.
The 600,000 turnout estimations are based on an official registration period opened for the event over the past weeks that saw as many as 200,000 sign-ups within the first few hours when registrations first opened on August 10.
Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich reportedly pointed out earlier this month that registration was not mandatory to attend the Mass but was nevertheless encouraged — suggesting that the actual turnout may end up exceeding the registration’s estimates.
The BBC noted that President Macron will not be attending the upcoming large Mass so as to avoid France’s strict separation of state and religion. First Lady Brigitte Macron and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will represent the government at the mass.
Several French Presidential candidates such as Marine Le Pen, Bruno Retailleau, Edouard Philippe, and Gabriel Attal are also expected to participate.
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