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Pope Leo XIV in Lourdes calls assisted dying immoral, meets abuse survivors
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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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Over the weekend, Pope Leo XIV condemned medically assisted suicide becoming legal in France.
Pope Leo XIV condemned assisted suicide as "false compassion" during a Mass in Lourdes, France, urging the healthcare community to reject causing death.
Pope Leo XIV has criticized the legalization of medically assisted death as