23 days ago
Pope Leo visits Lourdes pilgrimage site
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. France 24 English, Deutsche Welle World, and Deutsche Welle All News are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 24 Sept 2026, 12:03 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Pope Leo visits Lourdes pilgrimage site”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
After leaving Paris, Pope Leo XIV ended his second day in France in Lourdes, where he prayed at the Grotto of Massabielle, one of the Catholic Church’s major pilgrimage sites. He is the third pope to visit Lourdes, following Benedict XVI and John Paul II.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Deutsche Welle All News
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle World
- New development reported by France 24 English
- Picked up by France 24 English
Same story, different outlets
3 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- France 24 EnglishPope Leo visits Lourdes pilgrimage site
- Deutsche Welle'Pope fever' takes hold as Pope Leo visits France
- Deutsche Welle All News'Pope fever' takes hold as Pope Leo visits France