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Killing the Sick Is ‘False Compassion,’ Pope Says in Lourdes

Pope Leo XIV addresses the staff and sick community of Accueil Notre Dame in Lourdes, France, on Sept. 27, 2026.

In a speech to sick people and caregivers, the Pope denounced France’s recent legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide.

PHOTOS: Mass With Pope Leo XIV in Lourdes

Pope Leo XIV greets the crowds from his popemobile as he arrives at the Prairie of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, where he celebrated Mass on Sept. 27, 2026.

The Pope celebrated Mass, with 150,000 faithful in attendance at the Marian shrine.

12 Things Blessed Fulton Sheen Taught About the Devil and Spiritual Warfare

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Book cover of Father Dave Tomaszycki's book that compiles Blessed Fulton Sheen's writings on the devil and spiritual warfare.

Warnings to heed from the new Blessed include his prediction of ‘a total loss of personal identity, a split personality, a schizophrenic culture.’

Pope Leo Prays at Lourdes Shrine

Pope Leo prays at the Lourdes grotto Sept. 26, 2026, during his trip to France.

‘We pray to you, our Mother.’