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

Pope Leo XIV is visiting 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.

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