At the Stadium Vélodrome, Pope Francis joins priests and bishops in France for the Votive Mass of the Blessed Virgin of the Guard, celebrated in French.
The readings are in English and French and the Prayers of the Faithful are read in Spanish, Armenian, Turkish, Italian, Arabic, Croatian.
At the end of the Eucharistic celebration, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille, greets the Pope.
The French Bishops' Conference is made up of 120 bishops from 101 dioceses.
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