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Pope joins pilgrims in Lourdes candlelit rosary as 150,000 attend mass
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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 ↗Video. Thousands of pilgrims filled Lourdes on Sunday evening for a candlelit procession with Pope Leo XIV, as he brought his four-day visit to France to a close.
Pope Leo ended his visit to Lourdes last night by taking part in the candlelit procession.Thousands of candles flickered...
Faith brings serenity and even joy into our trials, said Pope Leo after joining in the traditional Rosary and procession.