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Pope Leo visits Lourdes, Catholicism's famed pilgrimage site
Original: Pope Leo in Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites
Pope Leo is visiting Lourdes, the southern French town where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858. The shrine draws millions of pilgrims each year, many seeking healing at its springs, and a papal visit there carries major symbolic weight for the Catholic Church.
Why now: A papal visit to one of the world's most visited Marian shrines is a rare and significant religious event.
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- Pope Leo in Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites · Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
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