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- 1Pope delivers pro-life message at Lourdes shrine●Pope brings message to protect life to French shrine at Lourdes known for miraculous cures
Pope Francis brought a message on protecting life to the French shrine of Lourdes, a Marian pilgrimage site famous for reported miraculous healings. The visit ties the Vatican's defence-of-life teaching to one of Catholicism's most venerated places of prayer, drawing attention from Catholics worldwide and renewing focus on Lourdes' tradition of pilgrimage and claimed cures.
- 2Pope meets French bishops at Lourdes sanctuary●A moment from the meeting of @Pontifex_fr with the bishops of #France in the "Sainte-Bernadette" hemicycle of the Lourde
Pope Francis met with the bishops of France in the Sainte-Bernadette hemicycle of the Lourdes sanctuary. The gathering opened with a prayer and a hymn to the Holy Spirit before the Pope addressed the French episcopate. The meeting is being followed closely in France, where Lourdes remains the country's most important Catholic pilgrimage site.