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Pope Leo condemns assisted dying, abortion, surrogacy in France
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Pope Visits France
- Pope Leo XIV began a four-day apostolic journey to France, the first papal visit in nearly two decades.
- A mass on the Champs-Élysées/Place de la Concorde attracted an estimated 700,000–800,000 attendees.
- At the Élysée Palace, Leo condemned assisted dying, abortion, surrogacy and warned against profit-driven AI.
- He met privately with seven clergy-abuse victims in Lourdes.
- In Metz, he urged welcoming refugees as family and called for compromise in Ukraine.
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