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Pope Condemns France Assisted Dying at Lourdes Mass

By Drooid · Sep 28, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC · How we work

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Pope Condemns Assisted Dying

Pope Leo XIV condemned assisted dying in France as immoral and “false compassion” at the September 27 Lourdes Mass.
France’s National Assembly passed a right-to-die law on July 15 by a 291-241 vote.
The Constitutional Council upheld the law on August 14.
He warned that legal permission does not make assisted dying moral.
An estimated 150,000 pilgrims, many in wheelchairs, applauded his message.

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Pope Condemns Assisted Dying

Pope Leo XIV condemned assisted dying in France as immoral and “false compassion” at the September 27 Lourdes Mass.
France’s National Assembly passed a right-to-die law on July 15 by a 291-241 vote.
The Constitutional Council upheld the law on August 14.
He warned that legal permission does not make assisted dying moral.
An estimated 150,000 pilgrims, many in wheelchairs, applauded his message.

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