Huge crowds greet Pope in Paris for open-air Mass

5m 51 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJacob PhillipsBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-09-26 · 13:23 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min

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Pope Leo XIV is visiting Paris, where over half a million people are expected to attend an open-air Mass. During his trip, the Pope cautioned against "losing our humanity amid a paradise of machines" in remarks to Church and state officials. The Church views the large crowds as a sign of growing spirituality in France and Europe. The Pope's itinerary also includes attending Mass in Lourdes and paying tribute to Robert Schuman, a founding father of the European Union, in Metz. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, has French heritage through his paternal grandmother.

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The Pope cautioned against "losing our humanity amid a paradise of machines."

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The Pope will pay tribute to Robert Schuman, a founding father of the EU, in Metz.

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Pope Leo XIV was originally named Robert Prevost and was born in Chicago.

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Huge crowds are greeting the Pope in Paris for an open-air Mass.

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150,000 people have signed up to attend mass in Lourdes on Sunday.

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Leo cautioned against "losing our humanity amid a paradise of machines" in wide-ranging remarks to Church and state officials at the Élysée Palace.ReutersLarge crowds are expected throughout the pontiff's trip, which the Church believes reflects a growing spirituality among the French and other Europeans.On Sunday, 150,000 have signed up to attend mass in the Pyrenean sanctuary of Lourdes.The Pope will be in Metz, in northeast France, on Monday where he will pay tribute to Robert Schuman (1886-1963), a founding father of the European Union and a fervent Catholic who is today a candidate for beatification.Born in Chicago in 1955, Pope Leo XIV was originally called Robert Prevost – a French name.His paternal grandmother was born in Le Havre in Normandy in 1894. When she married in the US many years later, she and her Italian husband took the name Prevost, which had been her mother's maiden name.

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