After drawing more than 800,000 people to Paris, the pope presided over a Mass before 150,000 faithful in Lourdes and met with seven victims, according to RFI.
After two days in Paris marked by record attendance, the pope continues his visit to France on Sunday in Lourdes, where a meeting with abuse victims is scheduled.
Lawmakers' examination of the bill concluded Wednesday, with several provisions revised before its arrival in the chamber on October 1st.
At 75 years old and already under investigation since March 2025, the surgeon now faces accusations from ten women, according to Le Monde.
The commission warns of their exclusion from the care pathway provided for in a bill being debated in France.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has raised the alarm about "abhorrent" acts of sexual violence committed by Russian forces in occupied territories of Ukraine, characterizing them as torture.
The courts validated Wednesday the decision allowing the singer to travel outside France, despite the prosecution's appeal. Nine new complaints have been filed since his indictment in late June.
Questioned Wednesday by the Senate inquiry commission, the mayor of Paris admitted collective failings by the city in a case involving more than 230 ongoing investigations.
An afterschool instructor was sentenced Tuesday in Paris to five years in prison, including one year under electronic monitoring, for sexual assaults on nine elementary school children, according to RFI.