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- 1Pope Leo in Lourdes calls on Church to heal its wounds▼Pope Leo in Lourdes: The Church must heal her ‘wounds, infidelities, and painful errors’
Pope Leo visited the French shrine town of Lourdes, where he said the Catholic Church must acknowledge and heal her 'wounds, infidelities, and painful errors'. The remarks, reported by EWTN News, frame the pilgrimage site as a moment for institutional reflection and penance. The visit drew attention from Catholic media and observers tracking the new pope's early papal gestures.