Hundreds of thousands of worshippers flood the heart of Paris as Pope Leo XIV celebrates a massive open-air Mass and calls on Catholics to openly share their faith in an "increasingly secularized society."
The Vatican estimates 800,000 people packed the Champs-Élysées and Place de la Concorde, with families lifting children toward the popemobile as the American pope traveled through the French capital.
The setting carries deep history: Place de la Concorde was an execution ground during the French Revolution, where King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were guillotined.
The enormous gathering comes as France sees a surge in adult conversions, with annual adult baptisms reportedly tripling since 2016 to 13,000 this year.
See the remarkable scenes from Paris and what Pope Leo told the massive crowd: https://t.co/NmKlFEKo3R
Moving scenes as Pope Leo XIV cries as thousands of faithful sing the Salve Regina in Latin to honour Our Lady of Paris, on the steps of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.
Hay que decir que Francia nos ha dado un repaso sobre cómo hay que mostrarse ante un Papa. A Madrid por el acto del Bernabeu porque Barcelona salvo un poco la acogida con el acto de Sagrada Familia. Pero esto de Francia es pasarse el juego. Chapó!
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Pacific Islanders get offended by this notion.
It is impossible to overstate what we are seeing today in Paris
1 million people are attending Pope Leo XIV's Mass
They are lining the entire length of the Champs Elysee to the Arc de Triomphe and chanting the name of the head of the Catholic Church
France is Catholic
✝️🙏 Paris n’avait plus vu ça depuis longtemps.
La papamobile de Léon XIV avance au milieu d’une foule compacte.
🇫🇷 Drapeaux français et du Vatican. On chante « Papa Leone » à tue-tête.
Pas un meeting. Pas une manif. Juste des milliers de gens dans la rue, le soleil, les arbres, et un Pape qui bénit.
La France n’est pas aussi « post-chrétienne » qu’on le croit.
#PapeEnFrance #LéonXIV
The ceremony at the pope's vigil has the internet in AWE 🇫🇷 🇻🇦
People are saying that it is the complete OPPOSITE of the Olympics Opening Ceremony of two years ago
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World Championships
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Asian Championships
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Southeast Asian Games
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At just 12 years old, Cai Thomas has a treble voice so pure and clear that the moment he begins singing Laudate Dominum, the whole atmosphere seems to become more serene.
A young voice with something truly special, delicate, luminous, and beautifully pure.
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✅ CONFIRMADO | el hallazgo del Monte Ararat pertenece al Arca de Noé.
Dios, el Padre del universo, le ordenó a Noé construir un arca porque había mucha maldad en el mundo.
Noah's Ark resting place '100% confirmed' after 4,300 years as astonishing 'man-made' structure is detected buried deep underground https://t.co/iiTKRNuyyE
If you are not following the Noahs Ark Scans account, you should. If this turns out to be true, the entire biblical narrative now seems almost impossible to ignore.