20 days ago · France
Pope Leo urges healing of ‘deep wounds’ before meeting child sexual abuse survivors in France
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to France. The first report grouped here was at 27 Sept 2026, 12:20 UTC. The headline in use is “Pope Leo urges healing of ‘deep wounds’ before meeting child sexual abuse survivors in France”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Pontiff also uses visit to Catholic shrine at Lourdes to criticise assisted dying as ‘false compassion’ The pope has called on the Catholic church to heal “deep wounds” and “painful errors”, before meeting survivors of child sexual abuse as he continues his four-day visit to France.
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- First reported by The Guardian World
Pope Leo urges healing of ‘deep wounds’ before meeting child sexual abuse survivors in France
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- The Guardian