{"id":382049,"date":"2026-09-25T13:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hundreds-of-thousands-expected-in-paris-for-pope-leo-xiv-visit-to-france-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T13:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T12:00:24","slug":"hundreds-of-thousands-expected-in-paris-for-pope-leo-xiv-visit-to-france-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/hundreds-of-thousands-expected-in-paris-for-pope-leo-xiv-visit-to-france-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of thousands expected in Paris for Pope Leo XIV visit to France | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/Go3p_so1ksI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds of thousands expected in Paris for Pope Leo XIV visit to France | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Go3p_so1ksI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV embarks on a four-day visit to France on Friday, with the highpoint being a giant Mass attended by more than half a million people in central Paris.<\/p>\n<p>For Saturday&#8217;s afternoon celebration, an altar has been built on the Place de la Concorde and a large area around the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es sealed off by police.<\/p>\n<p>President Emmanuel Macron greeted the Pope at Orly airport on Friday morning, and is due to hold talks with him at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace on geopolitical issues and artificial intelligence (AI) later. He will also deliver a speech with the Pope in Metz.<\/p>\n<p>However, the president will not be at any of the Pope&#8217;s Masses, largely to avoid breaching France&#8217;s strict separation of state and religion.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#PopeLeoXIV #Paris #France #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Leo XIV embarks on a four-day visit to France on Friday, with the highpoint being a giant Mass attended by more than half a million people in central Paris. 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