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  "id": 10242002,
  "title": "Church confronts shock of abuse crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/church-confronts-shock-of-abuse-crisis",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T15:01:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/church-confronts-shock-of-abuse-crisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After two days in Paris, where he drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers, Pope Leo XIV is continuing his visit to France in the southwestern pilgrimage town of Lourdes. There, 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. For more reaction, we can speak to Marc Artzrouni, the French…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV urges Church to confront clerical sex abuse and reject assisted dying",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/pope-leo-xiv-urges-church-to-confront-clerical-sex-abuse-and-reject",
        "published": "2026-09-27T15:31:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Pope urges French bishops to 'persevere' against clerical sex abuse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/pope-urges-french-bishops-to-persevere-against-clerical-sex-abuse",
        "published": "2026-09-27T15:53:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Pope Leo XIV urges French Church to continue fight against sexual abuse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/pope-leo-xiv-urges-french-church-to-continue-fight-against-sexual",
        "published": "2026-09-27T16:33:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}