Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites

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Pope Leo XIV plans to visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France on Sunday…

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  • Reported by ABC News and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:37:34 UTC.

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