Pope Leo XIV Calls the Church to Repent for Abuse at Lourdes
Hours before a private meeting with seven abuse survivors, the pope urged France’s bishops to “acknowledge failings” and told a prairie full of pilgrims that the Church’s conversion starts at home.
Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass on the prairie of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France on Sept. 27, 2026. About 150,000 pilgrims attended, among them some 7,000 sick people, according to Vatican News. (Philippe Lopez / AFP via Getty Images)
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