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

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Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France this Sunday. The site is recognized as one of the most famous pilgrimage destinations in Catholicism.

PARIS (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes this weekend as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, which is the first official papal state visit to the country in 18 years. The site near the Spanish border draws millions of pilgrims annually, including sick and disabled...

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