{"id":1099947,"date":"2026-06-15T11:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/le-pape-leon-xiv-a-lourdes-un-evenement-historique\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:49:19","slug":"pope-leo-xiv-in-lourdes-an-historic-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/pope-leo-xiv-in-lourdes-an-historic-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo XIV in Lourdes: an historic event"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1099947\" class=\"elementor elementor-1099947 elementor-1099739\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98b92bc elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98b92bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pope Leo XIV in Lourdes: an historic event<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a00244f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a00244f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15 June 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a55bda1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a55bda1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-732eba6\" data-id=\"732eba6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-932e5af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"932e5af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">27th September 2026: Pope Leo XIV will make a pilgrimage to Lourdes<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dfc317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dfc317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes<\/strong><\/a> will have the pleasure of welcoming His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on Sunday 27th September 2026, as part of his apostolic visit to France.<br \/>Following his visit to Paris on 25th and 26th September, and before his stop in Metz on 28th September, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/pope-at-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Holy Father will come to Lourdes as a pilgrim<\/strong><\/a>. He will visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/day-pilgrims\/the-grotto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grotto of Massabielle<\/strong><\/a> and preside over a High Mass open to all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fc27e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fc27e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-55f616a\" data-id=\"55f616a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c3619e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1c3619e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/don.lourdes-france.org\/en?utm_source=web&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;utm_campaign=org\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Make a donation to help us welcome pilgrims<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc20986\" data-id=\"bc20986\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c371d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f0c371d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pape-france.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Information on the Pope\u2019s visit to France<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340e289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"340e289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2dfa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b2dfa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A personal connection with Lourdes<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca38c7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca38c7a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96a4893 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96a4893\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34eeb09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34eeb09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7621b6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7621b6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8688b9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8688b9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec03c29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec03c29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d791861 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d791861\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e59db19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e59db19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d597f3e\" data-id=\"d597f3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbf7cae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbf7cae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd02e3d\" data-id=\"fd02e3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d367da7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d367da7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pope Leo XIV\u2019s attachment to Lourdes goes back a long way. Before his election, he visited the town on two occasions, first as a young man and then as a young priest.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since the beginning of his pontificate, he has also demonstrated his connection to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/the-message-of-lourdes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> message of Lourdes<\/strong> <\/a>through several periods of prayer in front of the replica of the Grotto of Massabielle in the Vatican Gardens. Both his devotion to the Virgin Mary and his particular concern for the sick are very much in keeping with the mission of the Sanctuary.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b87fbf9\" data-id=\"b87fbf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b97f1f9 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"b97f1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b499b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A visit that will take its place in the history of Lourdes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3257288 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3257288\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e39addb\" data-id=\"e39addb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a844e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a844e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pope Leo XIV\u2019s visit will be the fourth visit by a Pope to Lourdes.<\/span><\/strong><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Saint John Paul II<\/strong> visited the site in 1983 and again in 2004. Pope <strong>Benedict XVI<\/strong> visited in 2008 to mark the 150th anniversary of the apparitions. In 2026, Pope Leo XIV will, in his turn, become part of this spiritual history that links the popes to the Sanctuary of Lourdes.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Every year, millions of pilgrims from all over the world come to Lourdes seeking consolation, hope and comfort from Our Lady. The Holy Father\u2019s visit serves as a reminder of the universal vocation of this place of prayer, which prioritises the needs of sick and the vulnerable.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ee34e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"33ee34e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/lourdes-france\/ncmr2j08ap\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign up to receive the programme as soon as it is 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times, <strong>Saint John Paul II<\/strong> left a lasting impression with his two pilgrimages, particularly in 2004 when he came to Lourdes as one of the sick.<strong> Benedict XVI,<\/strong> for his part, emphasised the importance of silence and prayer during his visit in 2008.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pope Francis also repeatedly expressed his affection for Lourdes,<\/strong> particularly for its care for the poor, the sick and the vulnerable.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This long-standing loyalty from the popes bears witness to the unique place that Lourdes holds in the life of the universal Church.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f99260a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f99260a\" 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