{"id":382467,"date":"2026-09-26T19:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T18:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-700000-people-turn-out-for-pope-leo-in-secular-france-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T19:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T18:00:39","slug":"why-did-700000-people-turn-out-for-pope-leo-in-secular-france-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-700000-people-turn-out-for-pope-leo-in-secular-france-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did 700,000 people turn out for Pope Leo in secular France? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Vrp45LlvKUo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why did 700,000 people turn out for Pope Leo in secular France? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vrp45LlvKUo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV has drawn an estimated 700,000 people to an open-air Mass in the heart of Paris, an extraordinary turnout in a country where Catholic affiliation has been declining for decades.<br \/>\nCrowds packed the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es as the pope travelled by popemobile to Place de la Concorde, a location closely associated with the French Republic and one that has also prompted debate in a country with a strict tradition of secularism.<br \/>\nDuring his four-day visit, Pope Leo has addressed war, the crisis facing international diplomacy and the risks posed by artificial intelligence. His trip also comes as the Catholic Church in France continues to confront the fallout from revelations of widespread clergy sexual abuse.<br \/>\nSo what does the huge turnout tell us about Catholicism in modern France? And does Pope Leo&#8217;s appeal extend beyond practicing Catholics?<br \/>\nDW correspondent Lisa Louis reports from Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown<br \/>\n00:00 Pope Leo draws huge crowds in secular France<br \/>\n00:28 Lisa Louis, DW Correspondent in Paris: How significant is the turnout?<br \/>\n02:27 Criticism over church teachings and women&#8217;s rights<br \/>\n03:38 Why the mass location is controversial<br \/>\n04:49 Can Pope Leo restore trust after abuse scandals? <\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Leo XIV has drawn an estimated 700,000 people to an open-air Mass in the heart of Paris, an extraordinary turnout in a country where Catholic affiliation has been declining for decades. Crowds packed the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es as the pope travelled by popemobile to Place de la Concorde, a location closely associated with the French Republic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":382468,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[130889],"tags":[],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-382467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dw-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why did 700,000 people turn out for Pope Leo in secular France? | DW News | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch Why did 700,000 people turn out for Pope Leo in secular France? | DW News for free, here on News ISC. 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