Pope Leo continues his visit to France in Lourdes
Pope Leo XIV continued his visit to France in Lourdes, at the major Catholic pilgrimage site in the foothills of the Pyrenees, where he celebrated mass before around 150,000 people. Hendro Munstermann, a Vatican correspondent for the Dutch newspaper Nederland Dagblad, joins us from Lourdes to share his impressions and tell us more about the Pope’s visit.
Pope Leo XIV continued his visit to France in Lourdes, a major Catholic pilgrimage site. He celebrated mass before around 150,000 people.
The Pope is also set to meet with victims of clerical sex abuse during his visit, according to Euronews and multiple other outlets.
On Sunday, the Pope waved at believers on his way to mass in Lourdes, reports The Local France. His visit to France is the first papal trip in nearly two decades and is scheduled to last four days, with Lourdes being one of the stops before he travels to Metz in northeastern France, as per Euronews.
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