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- 1Pope meets sex abuse victims, urges 'wise leaders' ahead of French election●Pope meets victims of sex abuse, urges ‘wise leaders’ as French election looms
Pope Francis met with victims of clergy sexual abuse and called for 'wise leaders' in comments made as France prepares for its upcoming election. The meeting underscores the Catholic Church's ongoing reckoning with abuse scandals, while the Pope's remarks on leadership were widely read as a message aimed at voters ahead of the French vote.
- 2Pope delivers pro-life message at Lourdes shrine●Pope brings message to protect life to French shrine at Lourdes known for miraculous cures
Pope Francis brought a message on protecting life to the French shrine of Lourdes, a Marian pilgrimage site famous for reported miraculous healings. The visit ties the Vatican's defence-of-life teaching to one of Catholicism's most venerated places of prayer, drawing attention from Catholics worldwide and renewing focus on Lourdes' tradition of pilgrimage and claimed cures.