Pope Leo XIV celebrated an outdoor Mass in Paris on Saturday, with large crowds gathering in the city to see him, according to RTE.ie. The Mass formed part of a three-day visit by the Pope to France, which began with a warning about the threat artificial intelligence poses to humanity, The Guardian reports.
The BBC reported that crowds greeted the Pope in Paris ahead of the open-air Mass. RTE.ie described the turnout as huge. The visit has also drawn attention from other quarters: Vatican News reported that Maison Bakhita, a facility whose nature was not specified in the available reporting, expressed joy ahead of the Pope's visit.
The trip carries political as well as religious significance. The Irish Independent reported that the Pope's French visit presents a diplomatic headache for French President Emmanuel Macron.
The available reporting does not include the size of the crowds, the location of the Mass within Paris, or further details of the Pope's remarks on artificial intelligence. Those specifics were not provided in the source material.
Coverage of the visit continues, with the Pope's three-day schedule in France still under way. Further reporting is expected on the remaining events of the trip and on the response of French officials to the visit.
