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Pope condemns assisted dying as ‘false compassion’ during Lourdes visit
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Commune in Occitania, France
Lourdes is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for its Château fort, a fortified castle that rises up from a rocky escarpment at its center.
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Pope Leo XIV condemned assisted dying as "false compassion" during a visit to Lourdes, France, amid debate over medical aid-in-dying laws.
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LOURDES, France -- Pope Leo XIV on Sunday condemned the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral "false compassion," reaffirming Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life during a visit to Lourdes, the French shrine associated with miraculous healings.