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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass in Paris

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Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass before approximately 800,000 people on September 26 in the heart of Paris. 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 that they should seek God, truth, unity, and communion through the pierced heart of Jesus.

Attendees waited for several hours in the Place de la Concorde, sometimes in drizzling rain, to attend the Mass. Six altar servers with Down syndrome assisted during the liturgy.

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