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- 1Pope Leo Visits Lourdes, Calls Church to Heal Its Wounds●Pope Leo in Lourdes: The Church must heal her ‘wounds, infidelities, and painful errors’
Pope Leo traveled to Lourdes, France, where he said the Church must confront and heal her 'wounds, infidelities, and painful errors.' The remarks, reported by Catholic media outlets including Catholic World Report and EWTN News, frame the pilgrimage visit as an act of penance and renewal. The visit draws attention given Lourdes' status as one of Catholicism's most important Marian shrines and pilgrimage sites.