Pope Leo Leads Lourdes Candlelight Procession Ahead of Abuse Survivors Meeting
During a pilgrimage to the French shrine, Pope Leo joined the nightly rosary procession and urged the Church to confront its failings before meeting clergy abuse survivors.
What to know
- Pope Leo is on a pilgrimage to the Lourdes shrine in southern France, a major Catholic site of Marian apparitions.
- He led the traditional nightly candlelight rosary procession from the Grotto of Apparitions to the esplanade.
- The visit is tied to a planned meeting with French clergy sexual abuse survivors, ahead of which the pope urged the Church to face its failings.
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Broadcasters and outlets circulate procession footage
Reuters and other outlets, including the Globe and Mail, published and rebroadcast video of the candlelight procession over the following day, describing the Sunday event.
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Pope Leo leads candlelight rosary procession in Lourdes — Pope Leo led thousands of pilgrims in the nightly candlelit rosary procession, walking from the Grotto of Apparitions to the esplanade of the Lourdes shrine, continuing a longstanding pilgrimage tradition.
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Pope Leo urges church to face failings before survivors meeting
Ahead of a scheduled meeting with French clergy sexual abuse survivors during his Lourdes visit, Pope Leo called on the Catholic Church to confront its past failings.
