PoliticsPope Leo XIV Visits Lourdes Shrine, Condemns Assisted Dying
Pope Leo XIV visited the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France on September 27, performing traditional Catholic rituals and condemning medically assisted dying as immoral "false compassion." He emphasized the inherent dignity of people in severe pain, opposing recent laws permitting assisted death. About 150,000 pilgrims attended Mass near the shrine, where the Pope also met privately with seven survivors of clergy sexual abuse.
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