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Paris Mass expected to draw 600,000, France 24 reports

Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to celebrate an open-air Mass at Place de la Concorde on the final day of his Paris visit, with crowds also anticipated along the Champs-Élysées.

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Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to celebrate an open-air Mass at Place de la Concorde on Saturday, the final day of his Paris visit. France 24 reported that about 600,000 people are expected to attend.

Crowds are anticipated along the Champs-Élysées, according to the report. The attendance figure is an expectation, not a confirmed count.

The Mass is separate from earlier events during the visit, including a gathering at Stade de France and a service at Notre-Dame.

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