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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Donna Ferguson and agencies

Pope Leo celebrates open-air mass before 700,000 people in Paris

Pope Leo waves from the popemobile through a huge crowd, with the Arc de Triomphe in the distance
Pope Leo waves to the crowd from his popemobile on the Champs-Élysées before celebrating mass in Paris. Photograph: Remo Casilli/Reuters

Hundreds of thousands of people lined the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in ⁠Paris on Saturday to attend an open-air mass with Pope Leo, on the second day of his visit to France.

The Vatican estimated 700,000 people turned out for the outdoor mass with the 71-year-old American pope – about 100,000 more than the number of people who had registered to attend.

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