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Hundreds of thousands turn out for Pope Leo's popemobile parade along Champs-Élysées ahead of Mass

Hundreds of thousands turned out for Pope Leo along Champs-Élysées on Saturday ahead of mass in Paris.

By GlobeBurst Published 26 September 2026, 13:52 UTC Updated 6 hrs ago
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Pope Leo XIV. Photo: Edgar Beltrán , The Pillar / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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About Léo

Léo is a proper noun in French, meaning "lion". Its etymological root lies in the Latin word Leo.

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About Champs-Élysées

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées, usually shortened to the Champs-Élysées, is an avenue in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The avenue is 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) long and 70 metres (230 ft) wide, running between the Place de la Concorde in the east and the Place Charles de Gaulle in the west, where the Arc de Triomphe is located.

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World
Region
Europe
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Leo, Mass, Champs
Countries
France
First reported
26 September 2026, 12:00 UTC

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