{
  "id": 9973518,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T11:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW English (Top Stories)",
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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-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "account": "Pope Leo XIV is set to celebrate Mass for an estimated 600,000 attendees in central Paris on Saturday. The service is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. local time (1300 GMT) at Place de la Concorde, close to the Champs-Elysees. This visit marks Pope Leo's first to France since his election last year and is part of a four-day tour encompassing Paris, Lourdes, and Metz. The large crowd has been queuing for hours, with many parents and children eager to witness the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Pope Leo's appearance is expected to foster Christian fervor, as expressed by teacher Sylvie Leclerc. Earlier, the pontiff visited a social center and met with recently baptized adults. On Friday, around 300,000 people gathered to see him wave from his popemobile on the way to Notre Dame Cathedral, which underwent restoration following a 2019 fire. French President Emmanuel Macron will not attend the Mass, but far-right leader Marine Le Pen and centrist Edouard Philippe have confirmed their presence.",
  "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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 News",
        "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",
        "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."
}