Pope Leo urges Church to face failings before meeting French abuse survivors

Pope urges religious leaders in France to preach peace as he recalls f

Pope Leo XIV, center, arrives, with, from left, Christian Krieger, president of the Protestant Federation of France, Bishop Dimitrios (Ploumis), the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of France, Haïm Korsia, Chief Rabbi of France, President of the French Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Chems-eddine Hafiz, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, Anthony Boussemart, representing French Buddhists, and Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, prefect …

Pope urges religious leaders in France to preach peace as he recalls foundations of European unity

Pope Leo XIV is urging religious leaders in France to preach messages of peace and unity.

Pope Leo XIV in Lourdes calls assisted dying immoral, meets abuse survivors

At Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV denounced medically assisted death and met clergy abuse survivors. The day highlighted the Church's twin battles over end-of-life ethics and accountability for abuse.

Pope Leo leads thousands in rosary procession in Lourdes

Pope Leo XIV led tens of thousands of people in a candlelight rosary procession 27 September in the Marian shrine of Lourdes, saying that he had come as "a pilgrim among pilgrims."

At Lourdes healing shrine, Pope Leo addresses ‘wounds’ of clerical abuse

LOURDES, France (RNS) — With clerical abuse scandals and the Vatican trial of the Rev. Marko Rupnik looming over the pope's visit to France, Leo encouraged the church to 'have the courage' to recognize its failures, while calling on bishops to remain vigilant.