
Meeting in Lourdes between the Pontiff and the French Episcopal Conference
The Pope met the French bishops in Lourdes, thanking them for their commitment to combating child abuse and inviting them to continue on the path undertaken with the utmost vigilance.
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The Pope met with French bishops in Lourdes to discuss the fight against child abuse among the clergy.
"In recent years, you have faced with determination the painful scourge of child abuse committed by members of the clergy or within the ecclesial sphere.
You have taken courageous measures to respond, through listening, seeking the truth, justice, forgiveness, reparation and a firm commitment to a culture of prevention and protection against such crimes. I thank you for what you have done and I know that some moments have been very difficult for your Conference. It is advisable to continue along the path taken, maintaining maximum vigilance." The Pope said this in the meeting with the French bishops in Lourdes.

Pope Leo XIV urged French bishops to maintain maximum vigilance over child abuse during mass in Lourdes. The Pontiff praised the efforts made and will meet seven victims privately.

During the homily of the Mass in Lourdes, the Pope stated that the Church must have the courage of conversion to heal from internal wounds and recognize errors. Today the pontiff will meet victims of abuse.

Pope Leo
Pope Leo spends the third day of his visit to France in Lourdes, with a busy program of meetings and prayers at the sanctuary. Furthermore, according to sources in the French Episcopal Conference, he is expected to have a private meeting with seven victims of sexual violence in the Church, the details of which are kept confidential to protect their privacy.
Pope Leo

On the second day of the apostolic trip to France, Pope Leo XIV visited the Maison Bakhita center in Paris and celebrated mass at Place de la Concorde in front of 700 thousand faithful. In the evening the Pontiff is expected in Lourdes for a prayer in the grotto.