Pope Leo XIV visits Lourdes after Paris mass to meet clergy sexual abuse victims
After drawing hundreds of thousands of worshippers in Paris, Pope Leo XIV continues his four-day trip to France with a private meeting with abuse survivors in Lourdes.
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Pope Leo XIV is continuing his visit to France with a stop in the southwestern pilgrimage town of Lourdes, where he is due to hold a private meeting with victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church.
The visit follows two days in Paris, where the pope drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers during a giant open-air mass.
Leo's four-day trip marks the first official papal visit to France in nearly two decades, and has drawn significant public attention throughout its stops.
The meeting with abuse victims in Lourdes is expected to be one of the more sensitive moments of the trip, coming as the Catholic Church continues to confront its handling of past abuse cases.
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- Pope Leo XIV visits Lourdes after giant Paris mass to meet clergy sexual abuse victims — France 24 — English
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