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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Lourdes pilgrimage site

France 24 estimated around 150,000 people attended the Mass at the Catholic pilgrimage site in the foothills of the Pyrenees.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: France 24 International · View original source
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FRANCE VISIT

Pope Leo XIV continued his visit to France in Lourdes, celebrating Mass at the major Catholic pilgrimage site in the foothills of the Pyrenees.

France 24 reported that around 150,000 people attended. The figure is an estimate, and the report did not explain how it was counted.

France 24’s coverage also featured Vatican correspondent Hendro Munstermann, who joined from Lourdes to discuss the Pope’s visit. His comments were not included in the supplied report.

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