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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass with 800,000 in Paris

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Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass with nearly 800,000 people in Paris on Sept. 26. The crowd gathered along the Champs Elysees, stretching from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde.

During his homily, the pope encouraged the people of France to find true happiness and peace by following Jesus. He told the assembly to seek God, truth, unity, and communion through the heart of Jesus.

Attendees arrived at the Place de la Concorde and waited for several hours, sometimes in drizzling rain, to see the pope arrive in the popemobile. Six altar servers with Down syndrome assisted during the Mass.

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