00:02Paris is flooded with crowds on Saturday as hundreds of thousands gather along the Champs-Elysées to hear Pope Leo
00:09XIV speak during his first official visit to France in decades.
00:14I'm here in the heart of Paris where you could say it's absolute chaos ahead of the Pope's open air
00:21mass which will be delivered to 600,000 people later today.
00:25There are huge crowds who are trying to exit the Invalide metro station ahead of the post mass later today.
00:35The 14,000 police officers, gendarmes and extra security forces have been deployed to ensure that the mass and security
00:43around it run smoothly.
00:44As you can see behind me, the crowds are not just below ground, they're also above ground as people rush
00:51to secure their spot in the open air mass.
00:53We are very happy to be here today and to share this beautiful energy that we have all together to
00:59come assist to this spectacular event.
01:03How do you feel in front of you?
01:05I feel very good, I feel very good.
01:07Yesterday there was also the Feiyer des Jeunes and today he comes to the event and it's great.
01:12It's a huge day for France but also a huge visit because it marks the first official people visit to
01:19France in 18 years.
01:21Estelle Nelson-Julian reporting from Paris for Euronews.
01:25If you will stay here?
01:28If you think you are staying, you will stay in the moment to go to slash sü council report?
01:29I think I will stay there is 2018.
01:29I will go in school for kalo of two terms.
01:29We're gonna get to Germany and that you guys are.
01:30Alright, let's go home.
