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Pope Leo XIV draws 800,000 in Paris Mass

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  • Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to draw on Christian roots in France.
  • President Emmanuel Macron attended the speech and later joined Leo for Mass.
  • The Vatican estimated 35,000 people gathered at Metz cathedral for Leo’s Mass.
  • About 800,000 attended Leo’s Mass on Paris’ Place de la Concorde.
  • Two French fighter jets escorted Leo’s charter from Lourdes to Metz.