Pope Leo XIV's Paris visit to include meeting with Macron and stop at Notre-Dame
Paris is making final preparations for the pope's first official visit to the French capital in 18 years, with a four-day itinerary spanning Notre-Dame, UNESCO and a mass expected to draw up to a million people.
Paris is completing final preparations for Pope Leo XIV's first official visit to the French capital in 18 years, with volunteers mobilizing to welcome crowds ahead of a four-day trip that begins this week.
The pope's programme includes a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, a visit to UNESCO, a popemobile procession through the city, a prayer service at Notre-Dame Cathedral, and a youth vigil at the Stade de France.
Mass at Place de la Concorde expected to draw up to a million
A mass at Place de la Concorde is expected to draw a crowd of up to one million people, according to preparations described ahead of the visit, making it one of the largest public gatherings tied to the trip.
After his time in Paris, the pope is set to continue his journey to Lourdes and Metz, extending the visit beyond the capital to other significant sites in French Catholic life.
The visit marks the first papal trip to Paris in nearly two decades, and city authorities and Church organizers have been coordinating extensively on logistics and security for the four-day programme.
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