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  "id": 9991955,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T14:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/huge-crowds-greet-pope-in-paris-for-open-air-mass/"
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  "account": "On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV greeted hundreds of thousands of onlookers in the heart of Paris for an open-air Mass. The crowd cheered as the pontiff rode past the Arc de Triomphe in his popemobile, waving to the people below. Blessing several infants, the Pope made several stops along the Champs-Élysées Avenue, where onlookers chanted his name. The special altar for the ceremony was built at the Place de la Concorde. While French President Emmanuel Macron, who met Leo for an hour on Friday, did not attend any of the Pope's masses, his wife Brigitte and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu were present. Several presidential election candidates, including Marine Le Pen and Bruno Retailleau, were also expected to attend. Mayor Edouard Philippe and former Prime Minister Francois Fillon were seen at the Place de la Concorde before the event. On his visit to France, Pope Leo stressed the importance of women in building a civilisation of love and issued a warning about the dangers of artificial intelligence.",
  "summary": "Hundreds of thousands of people have greeted Pope Leo XIV in the centre of Paris for a giant open-air Mass.",
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    "Pope Leo XIV greeted hundreds of thousands in Paris for open-air Mass",
    "Crowd cheered as pontiff rode past Arc de Triomphe in popemobile",
    "Pope made stops along Champs-Élysées, blessing infants"
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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"
      },
      {
        "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": "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."
}