Pope Leo heads to Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites

Pope Leo XIV plans to visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France on Sunday. This marks the first official ...
bishop-accountability

Pope’s Lourdes visit to highlight Church’s response to abuse

By Hannah Brockhaus [See also the letter by the Rupnik victims.] Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lourdes this week will be ke ...

Pope Leo XIV in France will find a secular country at odds with Catholic teaching on life

Pope Leo XIV opens a four-day visit to France this weekend that is expected to touch on church teaching about the value of ...

Pope Leo XIV will meet with the French abuse survivors as critics demand action

Pope Leo XIV, during his four-day visit to France beginning Friday, will meet privately with seven survivors of sexual abuse by priests and other Catholic personnel.
Catholic Review

Lourdes fully covers Rupnik mosaics ahead of Pope Leo visit, citing care for abuse survivors

Prior to Pope Leo XIV's arrival to Lourdes Sept. 26, the sanctuary covered the mosaics of Father Marko Rupnik, the spokesman ...
Angelus News

Ahead of Lourdes visit, Rupnik accusers appeal to Pope Leo over silence on abuse trial

The letter was signed by Gloria Branciani, Mirjam Kovac, Sister Samuelle, Vida Bernard and an anonymous alleged victim using the pseudonym "Pia." ...

Pope Leo XIV set for first official visit to France, with huge crowds expected in Paris

The trip will mark the first official papal visit to Paris since Benedict XVI in 2008. View on euronews ...