AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPope Leo XIV in Lourdes: Hours before a private meeting with seven French clerical abuse survivors, the Pope told a crowd of about 150,000 that the Church must face “deep wounds” and “painful errors,” urging bishops to keep “maximum vigilance” and pursue truth, justice, forgiveness and reparations. Assisted dying clash: At Mass, he condemned medically assisted dying as “false compassion,” insisting that law cannot erase human dignity, and he reaffirmed Catholic teaching on protecting life, especially for the sick and frail. Abuse crisis spotlight: The visit also comes as Lourdes confronts the legacy of Marko Rupnik, whose mosaics were covered ahead of the Pope’s arrival; Rupnik is on trial in a Vatican court. Paris crowd and message: Earlier, Leo drew an estimated 800,000 to an open-air Mass in central Paris, calling Catholics to find happiness in faith amid a secularizing France. Humanitarian diplomacy: Vatican envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi is set to travel to Moscow to discuss humanitarian steps tied to Ukraine, including children, prisoner exchanges and civilian needs.
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