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Pope Leo urges Church to face failings before meeting French abuse survivors
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- Sep 27, 2026, 12:45 PM UTC
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By Joshua McElwee LOURDES, France, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Pope Leo on Sunday urged the Catholic Church to admit its own failings and heal “deep wounds” inflicted within its ranks, hours before he was set to meet victims of child abuse by priests in France. […]
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday told victims of clerical sex abuse he met in France that he was committed to preventing further harm, taking one in his arms in a moment the 80-year-old man described as "extraordinary".