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Pope Leo XIV Pledges Reforms After Meeting Abuse Survivors

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 10:34 AM UTC · How we work

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Pope Leo XIV met seven French child-abuse survivors in Lourdes during his four-day visit.
He pledged to intensify Church reforms and end clergy sexual abuse.
In an outdoor Mass, he urged the Church to confront its past before 150,000 attendees.
He condemned France’s July assisted-dying law as “false compassion,” reaffirming the Church’s pro-life stance.

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Pope Leo XIV met seven French child-abuse survivors in Lourdes during his four-day visit.
He pledged to intensify Church reforms and end clergy sexual abuse.
In an outdoor Mass, he urged the Church to confront its past before 150,000 attendees.
He condemned France’s July assisted-dying law as “false compassion,” reaffirming the Church’s pro-life stance.