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Leo XIV visits France: Pope blesses babies on way to giant Paris Mass
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by Marie-Lucile Kubacki Paris (Fides News Agency) - A long ribbon of 800,000 people stretched alo
The defense of human life has been one of the central themes of Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lourdes.
The Vatican estimated that 700,000 people came out for Mass on Saturday, speaking to a lasting Catholic influence in France despite sharp declines in churchgoing.