Posted on 09/27/2026 06:31 AM ()
Our Editorial Director reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s words in France, saying the Pope urges every Christian community to live in a spirit of closeness and compassion, never closing themselves off from the present age.
Posted on 09/27/2026 06:06 AM ()
During his visit to the Accueil Notre-Dame in Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV hears three testimonies from people whose lives have been shaped by service to the sick, by suffering and by their experience of faith.
Posted on 09/27/2026 05:10 AM ()
Pope Leo XIV visits the Accueil Notre-Dame pilgrim centre at Lourdes, where he visits with sick pilgrims and representatives of organizations that serve them at the Marian sanctuary.
Posted on 09/27/2026 02:20 AM ()
As he prays the Angelus in Lourdes, France, Pope Leo XIV urges Christians to pray the Holy Rosary for the intention of peace in the world and an end to conflict.
Posted on 09/27/2026 01:41 AM ()
The faithful attending Pope Leo XIV’s Mass in Lourdes share what the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes means to them and reflect on the significance of the Pope’s visit.
Posted on 09/27/2026 00:58 AM ()
In Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV calls pilgrims to conversion and penance, urges the Church to conversion, and invites the sick to see their suffering as part of Christ’s redemptive action.
Posted on 09/27/2026 00:09 AM ()
Meeting with the Bishops of France in Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV upholds the Church’s voice in French society and encourages them to support the spiritual life of families.
Posted on 09/26/2026 13:46 PM ()
As Pope Leo XIV bids “au revoir” to Paris, Vatican News Correspondent Deborah Castellano Lubov brings us to the widely anticipated Mass with the Holy Father at Place de la Concorde, which not only filled the iconic square but also stretched along the Champs-Élysées. She also shares Pope Leo’s invitation to the French faithful to pursue holiness like the numerous French saints and to find real meaning in life through Christ.
Posted on 09/26/2026 12:01 PM ()
On Pope Leo's second day in France, he met with migrants, visited the country's synodal assembly, celebrated Mass for 700,000 people in central Paris, and prayed at the Grotto of the Apparitions in Lourdes.
Posted on 09/26/2026 10:14 AM ()
At the Grotto of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Pope Leo entrusts France, its people and its Church to Our Lady.
