Hundreds of thousands gather for Pope Leo XIV's Mass in Paris

An estimated 700,000 people attended Pope Leo XIV's open-air Mass in Paris, centrepiece of his four-day tour of France.

• The Vatican estimated 700,000 attended Saturday's Mass at Place de la Concorde, exceeding the 600,000 registered in advance.
• The four-day tour, which began Friday, is the first official papal visit to France in 18 years.
• President Emmanuel Macron was absent from the Mass, represented by his wife Brigitte; Marine Le Pen attended.
• Leo visited migrants at the Maison Bakhita centre and warned Friday that "a paradise of machines" could cost people their humanity.
• In his homily, Pope Leo urged Catholics to share their faith openly, stating that only God can provide true happiness.
• The choice of Place de la Concorde, a symbol of secular France, drew criticism from supporters of strict church-state separation.
• The Vatican raised its estimate to about 800,000 attendees at Saturday's Mass in Paris.
• Pope Leo met President Macron at the Élysée Palace before the Mass, which Macron did not attend.
• Presidential candidates Édouard Philippe and Gabriel Attal attended the Mass alongside Marine Le Pen.