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Pope Leo XIV visits France and addresses Europe in Metz
During his four-day state visit to France, Pope Leo XIV held a Paris Mass attended by about 800,000 people, addressed about 150,000 in Lourdes, met seven abuse survivors and discussed abuse with bishops. He concluded with a European address and Mass in Metz.
330,000people
A 2021 independent inquiry estimated that about 330,000 people were abused as minors by clergy or others associated with the French Catholic Church over seven decades.