'Scourge' of abuse must be rooted out, says Pope, during Lourdes visit
Pope Leo spoke to bishops before leading a service attended by thousands of worshippers in France.
Read at BBC · 27 September 2026 at 11:38
'Scourge' of abuse must be rooted out, says Pope, during Lourdes visit
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Last updated: 27 September 2026 at 13:36 · 5 articles · 3 sources
Pope says 'scourge' of abuse must be rooted out as he visits Lourdes
Pope Leo spoke to bishops before leading a service attended by thousands of worshippers in France.
Read at BBC · 27 September 2026 at 11:38
Pope Leo continues his visit to France in Lourdes
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. Hendro Munstermann
Read at France 24 · 27 September 2026 at 11:19
Pope Leo visits Lourdes pilgrimage site
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
Read at France 24 · 27 September 2026 at 08:39
Pope Leo XIV draws 800,000 faithful to Paris before emotional Lourdes pilgrimage
Pope Leo XIV celebrated a huge outdoor Mass in Paris, then travelled to Lourdes to pray at the grotto, greet pilgrims and continue his French pilgrimage.
Read at Euronews · 26 September 2026 at 21:48