A nurse gives a patient medication at the palliative care unit of the Clinic Saint-Elisabeth in Marseille, France, May 31, 2024. Pope Leo XIV’s forceful defense of human life during his Sept. 25-27, 2026, visit to France has reignited debate over the country’s newly approved assisted-dying law, which lawmakers had largely considered settled after its […]
Pope Leo XIV greets visitors and pilgrims from the popemobile before leading his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sept. 30, 2026. (CNS photo/Griffin White) VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV’s journey to France aimed to show that a joyful or serene rebirth is always possible even after tremendous tragedy or terrible […]
St. Bernadette Soubirous is pictured in this undated photo provided by the Sanctuaries of Our Lady of Lourdes in Lourdes, France. (OSV News photo/Durand, courtesy of Sanctuaries of Our Lady of Lourdes) St. Bernadette Soubirous is usually depicted in statues around the world as the confounded peasant girl on her knees at the grotto in […]
Pope Leo XIV waves as he embarks on a four day apostolic visit to France Sept. 25, 2026, from Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino, Italy. (OSV News photo/Mario Tomassetti, Vatican Media) PARIS — Pope Leo XIV arrived in Paris Sept. 25 beginning his four-day trip to France by urging French leaders not to […]