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Leo XIV greets people lining the Place de la Concorde in Paris on Sunday, 26 Sept. 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

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Pope Leo XIV is welcomed by Archbishop of Paris Laurent Ulrich, left, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, second from right, and Institut Catholique de Paris Rector Emmanuel Petit as he arrives to meet with members of the provincial synodal assembly, catechumens and neophytes at the ICP in Paris, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV waves after a prayer vigil with young people at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (Credit: Thomas Padilla/AP.)

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Pope Leo XIV talks to journalists aboard the papal flight from Rome to Paris, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, during his apostolic journey to France. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

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Pope Leo draws 800,000 people to central Paris for open-air Mass on iconic square