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Pope Leo confronts church sins on visit to Lourdes

Original: At sacred Lourdes, Pope Leo confronts a new reminder of the church’s sins

Pope Leo is visiting Lourdes, the famed French Catholic pilgrimage site, in a trip that has turned into a fresh confrontation with the church's history of abuse and scandal, according to The Washington Post. The visit puts the pope at one of Catholicism's most sacred shrines while facing renewed questions over the institution's moral failings.

Why now: The pope's visit to a major pilgrimage site amid renewed attention to church wrongdoing is drawing coverage.

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