Pope Leo celebrates open-air mass before 700,000 people in Paris
Crowds line Place de la Concorde on second day of pontiff’s first official papal visit to France in 18 years
TL;DR
- An estimated 700,000 people attended an open-air mass with Pope Leo in Paris.
- This was the first official papal visit to France in 18 years.
- The mass took place at the Place de la Concorde, a symbolic site in the French Republic.
- Pope Leo encouraged attendees to share their faith and find happiness in God, not material things.
- The event required a large security operation, involving thousands of police and military personnel.
- Crowds waved French and Vatican flags as the Pope traveled down the Champs-Élysées in a popemobile.