Huge crowds greet Pope in Paris ahead of open-air Mass
More than half a million people are expected to attend the event in the heart of the French capital.
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Notable Quotes
"it was possible to encounter one another and to live together in dignity and peace"
— Pope Leo XIV , Other
"the fundamental role of women in building a civilisation of love"
— Pope Leo XIV , Other
"losing our humanity amid a paradise of machines"
— Pope Leo XIV , Other
Key People
Brigitte Macron is the First Lady of France.
Former Interior Minister and presidential hopeful advocating for chemical castration for dangerous sex offenders.
Former Prime Minister of France and mayor of Le Havre.
Emmanuel Macron is the President of France.
François Fillon is a former Prime Minister of France.
Gabriel Attal is a former centre-right French Prime Minister who plans to run for the presidency.
Marine Le Pen is the leader of the National Rally party.
Pope Leo XIV is the current pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
Sébastien Lecornu is the Prime Minister of France.
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More than half a million people are expected to attend the event in the heart of the French capital.
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