Large crowds have gathered in the heart of Paris ahead of an open-air Mass involving the Pope, as the French capital prepares for an event expected to attract more than half a million people.
The gathering is taking place in central Paris, where people have assembled to greet the Pope before the service. The scale of the expected attendance makes it a major public event for the city.
The open-air Mass is the focus of the crowds’ visit, although no further details about the service or the Pope’s wider programme have been provided. The latest information indicates that preparations and public attendance are centred on the event in the French capital.
