Event Brief
Pope Leo XIV prays at Lourdes Grotto of Massabielle
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Sep 27, 2026 at 7:07 AM ET
Summary: After leaving Paris, Pope Leo XIV continued his second day in France by praying at the Grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, a major Catholic pilgrimage site. He is the third pope to visit Lourdes, after Benedict XVI and John Paul II, and is scheduled to celebrate an open-air mass before meeting privately with seven clerical abuse survivors.
WHO: Pope Leo XIV
WHAT: Prayed at the Grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes during a pilgrimage visit
WHEN: Sep 27, 2026 at 4:39 AM ET
WHERE: Lourdes, France
WHY: The visit is part of a scheduled pilgrimage to the Lourdes site, including an open-air mass and private meeting with survivors.
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