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Pope brings message to protect life to French shrine at Lourdes known for miraculous cures

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What happened

Pope Leo XIV is taking his opposition to euthanasia and medically assisted dying to Lourdes…

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  • Reported by ABC News and published Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:37:17 UTC.

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  5. Pope Leo visits Lourdes pilgrimage site

  6. Pope Leo continues his visit to France in Lourdes

  7. 'Scourge' of abuse must be rooted out, says Pope, during Lourdes visit

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Pope Leo XIV continued his visit to France in Lourdes, at the major Catholic pilgrimage site in the foothills of the Pyrenees, where he celebrated mass before around 150,000 people.

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After leaving Paris, Pope Leo XIV ended his second day in France in Lourdes, where he prayed at the Grotto of Massabielle, one of the Catholic Church’s major pilgrimage sites. He is the third pope to visit Lourdes, following Benedict XVI and John Paul II.

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