Pope Leo XIV Meets Clerical Abuse Survivors During Lourdes Visit

Pope Leo XIV is continuing his visit to France with a stop in Lourdes, one of Europe’s best-known Catholic pilgrimage sites. A major service involving tens of thousands of worshippers is planned. The Pope is also expected to meet people who say they were sexually abused by members of the clergy. France’s Catholic Church has faced serious abuse allegations in recent years. The visit is due to end on Monday in Metz, where the Pope is scheduled to deliver a speech on Europe. Earlier, he celebrated Mass in Paris with a reported congregation of 800,000 people.

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