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Pope blasts assisted suicide as ‘false compassion’ at French shrine known for miraculous cures

French bishops

People gathers in Paris along the Champs Elysees for Mass with Pope Leo XIV at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France, on Saturday, 26 September 2026.

By the Numbers: Pope Leo XIV’s open-air Mass in Paris draws many more than expected

Sep 27
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Pope Leo XIV prays at the Grotto of the Apparitions of Massabielle, in Lourdes, France, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Credit: Laurent Cipriani/AP.)

Pope Leo in Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites

Sep 27
Samuel Petrequin

The text of the French Constitution is on display at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (Credit: Thomas Padilla/AP.)

How France handles its strict secularism as it prepares for a papal visit

Sep 23
Sylvie Corbet

Pope Leo XIV delivers a blessing in St. Peter's Basilica, on the occasion of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo to meet with clergy abuse survivors during upcoming trip to France

Aug 7
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France approves assisted suicide and euthanasia

Jul 16
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French Senate rejects assisted suicide bill for third time

Jul 8
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Members of the French parliament in Paris, France, on Dec. 9, 2025. (Credit: Michel Euler/AP.)

Assisted suicide bill clears lower house for third time in France

Jul 1
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French parliament debates assisted suicide for the third time

Jun 22
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Members of the French parliament in Paris, France, on Dec. 9, 2025. (Credit: Michel Euler/AP.)

Premium article: French archbishop to Crux Now: not all ‘progress’ is beneficial after second rejection of assisted suicide bill in French Senate

Jun 6
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Paris, France. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

French laywoman releases memoir accusing priest of sexual abuse

May 28
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