Pope Leo XIV in France to find secular country at odds with Catholic teaching on life
- VATICAN CITY -- When an ailing Pope John Paul II visited the French shrine at Lourdes in 2004, on his last foreign trip, he delivered a forceful condemnation of abortion and euthanasia as he gasped for air during Mass.
- Pope Leo XIV is expected to make a similar appeal to protect life when he visits France this weekend and also prays at Lourdes.
- One of Christianity’s most-visited pilgrimage destinations is especially popular for sick people because of its association with miraculous cures.
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- VATICAN CITY -- When an ailing Pope John Paul II visited the French shrine at Lourdes in 2004, on his last foreign trip, he delivered a forceful condemnation of abortion and euthanasia as he gasped for air during Mass.
- Pope Leo XIV is expected to make a similar appeal to protect life when he visits France this weekend and also prays at Lourdes.
- One of Christianity’s most-visited pilgrimage destinations is especially popular for sick people because of its association with miraculous cures.
Sources: ABC News