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Pope Leo draws 800,000 to Mass at Revolution's guillotine site
An estimated 800,000 filled Place de la Concorde for Pope Leo XIV's open-air Mass, outpacing registrations in secular France as adult baptisms rise against decades of decline in priests, weddings and overall baptisms.
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About place de la Concorde
The Place de la Concorde, originally the Place Louis XV, and later the Place Louis XVI, is a public square in Paris. Measuring 7.6 ha in area, it is the largest square in the city. It is located in the 8th arrondissement, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées.
Everything about place de la Concorde →- Country
- France
- Inception
- 1772
- Website
- https://en.parisinfo.com/transport/90907/Place-de-la-Concorde, https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00088880