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  "id": 9972284,
  "title": "Paris: Pope Leo XIV to celebrate Mass before huge crowd",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/paris-pope-leo-xiv-to-celebrate-mass-before-huge-crowd",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T11:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW News",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/paris-pope-leo-xiv-to-celebrate-mass-before-huge-crowd/a-79442864?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass for an estimated 600,000 worshippers in central Paris on Saturday. The service is scheduled to commence at 3:00 p.m. local time, and is expected to draw a massive crowd. This marks the pontiff's first visit to France since assuming the papacy last year. The four-day visit will also take him to Lourdes and Metz.\n\nThe massive turnout is a testament to the religious fervor of Catholics around the world, numbering 1.4 billion. Parents and children alike have been queuing for hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the leader of their global faith. Teacher Sylvie Leclerc expressed the crowd's sentiment, stating, \"It's a big event. We've come to share Christian fervor. You don't hear much from us Catholics, but now we're going to make some noise!\"\n\nEarlier on Saturday, Pope Leo XIV visited a social center and met with recently baptized adults. On Friday, around 300,000 people gathered to see him wave from his popemobile en route to the Notre Dame Cathedral, which had to undergo restoration following a devastating fire in 2019. French President Emmanuel Macron will not be present for the Mass, while far-right leader Marine Le Pen and centrist Edouard Philippe have confirmed their attendance.",
  "summary": "Around 600,000 people have registered to attend a Mass at the Place de la Concorde, near the Champs-Elysees. Pope Leo XIV is on a four-day visit to France.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Pope to hold giant mass on Place de la Concorde and Champs-Elysées",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/pope-to-hold-giant-mass-on-place-de-la-concorde-and-champs-elysees",
        "published": "2026-09-26T08:32:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Leo XIV in Paris: Pope arrives in France on first state visit in 18 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/leo-xiv-in-paris-pope-arrives-in-france-on-first-state-visit-in-18",
        "published": "2026-09-26T09:22:08.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV draws huge crowds in Paris as 600,000 await Mass",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/pope-leo-xiv-draws-huge-crowds-in-paris-as-600-000-await-mass",
        "published": "2026-09-26T11:17:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Pope to celebrate giant Paris mass after ‘peace’ appeal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/pope-to-celebrate-giant-paris-mass-after-peace-appeal",
        "published": "2026-09-26T11:19:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Paris: Pope Leo XIV to celebrate Mass before huge crowd",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/paris-pope-leo-xiv-to-celebrate-mass-before-huge-crowd-9973518",
        "published": "2026-09-26T11:51:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV’s outdoor Mass in Paris: the eye-popping numbers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/pope-leo-xivs-outdoor-mass-in-paris-the-eye-popping-numbers",
        "published": "2026-09-26T12:05:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Huge crowds greet Pope in Paris for open-air Mass",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/huge-crowds-greet-pope-in-paris-for-open-air-mass",
        "published": "2026-09-26T13:23:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Huge crowds greet Pope in Paris for open-air Mass",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/huge-crowds-greet-pope-in-paris-for-open-air-mass-9991955",
        "published": "2026-09-26T14:00:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Hundreds of thousands turn out for Pope Leo along Champs-Élysées ahead of mass in Paris",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/hundreds-of-thousands-turn-out-for-pope-leo-along-champs-elysees",
        "published": "2026-09-26T14:05:01.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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