Hundreds of thousands expected in Paris for Pope's visit — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/hundreds-of-thousands-expected-in-paris-for-pope-s-visitContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Pope Leo XIV leads Mass for hundreds of thousands in Parishttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/hundreds-of-thousands-expected-in-paris-for-pope-s-visithttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/hundreds-of-thousands-expected-in-paris-for-pope-s-visit#u85404Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:20:49 +0000Pope Leo XIV celebrated a large Mass in central Paris on Saturday as part of his ongoing visit to France. Attendance figures vary, with reports citing 700,000 people and Vatican estimates reaching 800,000. The visit includes a stop at a Paris university and an appeal for the dignity of every human life in a secular nation. The Nuncio to France stated the visit aims to deliver a message of peace to a hesitant Europe.Why it mattersThis is the first papal visit to France in nearly 20 years. The trip occurs amid a schism with a rebel Catholic sect and a reported boom in baptisms.What is confirmedP