“Pope Meets Abuse Survivors in Lourdes as Church Faces Crisis” — what this page in the network covers. Pope Leo XIV is continuing his visit to France in the southwestern pilgrimage town of Lourdes, where he is due to meet privately with survivors of clergy sexual abuse. His four-day trip is the first official papal visit to France in nearly two decades, and it comes amid a global reckoning over the Catholic Church's handling of abuse scandals. The Pope's meeting with survivors is seen as a critical moment for the Church to confront its past and offer support to victims.
Before arriving in Lourdes, the Pope drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers in Paris, where he celebrated mass and engaged with the faithful. In Lourdes, he will also participate in traditional pilgrimage activities, including a torchlight procession and a visit to the grotto where St. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.