Pope Leo celebrates open-air mass before 700,000 people in Paris
by Donna Ferguson and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#78NBQ)
Crowds line Place de la Concorde on second day of pontiff's first official papal visit to France in 18 years
Hundreds of thousands of people lined the Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris on Saturday to attend an open-air mass with Pope Leo, on the second day of his visit to France.
The Vatican estimated 700,000 people turned out for the outdoor mass with the 71-year-old American pope - about 100,000 more than the number of people who had registered to attend.
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