Hundreds of thousands expected in Paris for Pope's visit
The highpoint of his time in Paris will be a giant Mass attended by more than half a million people.
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Brigitte Macron is the First Lady of France.
Former Interior Minister and presidential hopeful advocating for chemical castration for dangerous sex offenders.
Former Prime Minister of France and mayor of Le Havre.
Emmanuel Macron is the President of France.
Gabriel Attal is a former centre-right French Prime Minister who plans to run for the presidency.
Marine Le Pen is the leader of the National Rally party.
Pope Leo XIV is the current pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
Sébastien Lecornu is the Prime Minister of France.
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The highpoint of his time in Paris will be a giant Mass attended by more than half a million people.
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