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- 1Pope Leo entrusts France to Virgin Mary at Lourdes▼In Lourdes, Pope Leo entrusts France to the Virgin Mary
Pope Leo has entrusted France to the Virgin Mary during a visit to Lourdes, the famed Marian pilgrimage site in southwestern France. The gesture, reported by Vatican News, carries strong symbolic weight for French Catholics and underscores the pontiff's early emphasis on Marian devotion. Details of the ceremony, its timing, and reaction from French church and political figures remain limited.
- 2Pope Leo visits Lourdes, Catholicism's famed pilgrimage site●Pope Leo in Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites
Pope Leo is visiting Lourdes, the southern French town where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. The shrine draws millions of pilgrims each year, many seeking healing at its springs, and a papal visit there carries major symbolic weight for the Catholic Church.