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'Scourge' of abuse must be rooted out, says Pope 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.
More on Wikipedia ↗Pope Leo spoke to bishops before leading a service attended by thousands of worshippers in France.
PARIS - Pope Leo has called on French bishops to root out the “scourge” of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic church, telling them to
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged French bishops to keep battling the "scourge" of clerical sex abuse during a trip to France, after repeated accusations against the Church in recent years.