Pope urges protection of weakest at French shrine at Lourdes known for miraculous cures

Pope Leo XIV spoke loudly about his opposition to euthanasia and medically assisted dying during a visit Sunday to Lourdes, the French Catholic shrine associated with miraculous cures and now also a place of healing for survivors of clergy sexual abuse.

“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction…”