Pope Leo XIV draws 800,000, rallies young people, for historic Paris Mass

Several hundred thousand people gather for Pope Leo’s mass in Paris

Vatican estimates 700,000 people in attendance as the Catholic religious leader continues four-day tour of France.

Sep 26, 2026

Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to open-air mass in Paris

Speaking to a crowd stretching the length of the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Pope Leo urged Catholics to find happiness in faith, not material things.

Sep 26, 2026

Pope Leo XIV draws 800,000, rallies young people, for historic Paris Mass

Pope Leo XIV drew an estimated 800,000 people to a historic outdoor Mass in Paris on Saturday, telling the massive crowd that only God can fill the emptiness within us and urging young Catholics to embrace their faith.

Sep 26, 2026