Pope Leo XIV celebrated a large open-air Mass on Saturday at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. According to the Vatican, about 700,000 people attended the service, making it one of the largest Masses ever held in the French capital. Onet Wiadomosci ↗ That same day he continued to the pilgrimage town of Lourdes, where on Sunday he was due to complete the final stop of the trip — a meeting with victims of sexual abuse by clergy.
Hundreds of thousands of worshippers also filled the Champs-Élysées, along which the pope travelled in the popemobile. On the way, he blessed children, including infants, and people with disabilities. The gathered crowds welcomed the pope with applause and cheers. seznamzpravy.cz ↗
The Mass was the culmination of his visit to France and also the final event of his stay in Paris. During the event, the pope criticised materialism. Around 600,000 people had originally registered for the Mass, but according to the Vatican the final number of participants reached approximately 700,000. n-tv ↗
Earlier during the visit, Leo XIV led a prayer service at Notre-Dame Cathedral. After the Paris programme, he was due to continue his journey to a Marian pilgrimage site. The visit attracted great attention despite France's strict separation of church and state. Deutschlandfunk ↗
In Lourdes, the pope walked across a renovated bridge over the river Gave de Pau, renamed in his honour for the visit, and prayed at the Lourdes Grotto, where according to Catholic tradition the Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. On Sunday he is due to meet seven victims of sexual abuse by clergy — a 2021 investigation found that clergy or church members in France had abused approximately 330,000 minors over 70 years. TASR ↗
Leo XIV Celebrated Mass in Paris for 700,000 People
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