{"id":86568,"date":"2026-10-03T15:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T13:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lnx.tonyassante.com\/wordpress\/?p=86568"},"modified":"2026-10-03T16:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T14:36:12","slug":"86568","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lnx.tonyassante.com\/wordpress\/86568.html","title":{"rendered":"Pope meets nuns at a monastery in #Lourdes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pope meets nuns at a monastery in Lourdes, leads Rosary and torchlit procession\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qV-CJM3_mlw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Pope meets nuns at a monastery in Lourdes, leads Rosary and torchlit procession<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pope Leo visits cloistered nuns in Lourdes and meets sick pilgrims\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vrTRUCP3pUA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>AGENCY POOL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lourdes, France &#8211; 27 September 2026<br \/>\n1. Various of Pope Leo XIV of greeting nuns and sitting<br \/>\n2. Mid of Leo walking out of Carmelite Monastery<br \/>\n3. Various of Leo walking through and blessing child<br \/>\n4. Mid of woman looking on<br \/>\n5. Mid of Leo on stage<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>AGENCY POOL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lourdes, France &#8211; 27 September 2026<br \/>\n++NIGHT SHOTS++<br \/>\n6. Wide of statue of the Virgin Mary being carried during procession<br \/>\n7. Wide of Pope Leo leading torchlight procession<br \/>\n8. Mid of devotees holding candles as procession passes by<br \/>\n9. Close of a nun holding candle and singing a religious hymn<br \/>\n10. Mid of devotees holding candles and praying<br \/>\n11. Mid of Pope Leo standing on stage, holding a torch<br \/>\n12. Mid of Pope Leo waking on stage<br \/>\n13. Wide of Statue of the virgin Mary being carried into building, Pope Leo following it<br \/>\nSTORYLINE:<br \/>\nPope Leo XIV stepped behind the walls of a Carmelite monastery in Lourdes on Sunday for a private meeting with cloistered nuns, a quieter stop on a pilgrimage otherwise marked by vast crowds, prayers for the sick and a renewed defense of human dignity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The encounter with the Carmelite sisters was closed to the public, in contrast with a day in which Leo celebrated Mass before huge crowds and met sick and disabled pilgrims at the sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shortly before entering the monastery, Leo met sick and disabled pilgrims at the Catholic shrine of Lourdes, telling them they were \u201cnot a burden\u201d and condemning assisted dying weeks after France enacted a law allowing it under certain conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Later, Pope Leo XIV concluded his stay in Lourdes on Sunday evening with one of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes&#8217; signature rites: the Rosary and a torchlight procession.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Together with thousands of faithful he walked in a procession with behind the Statue of the Virgin Mary praying the Rosary and an ocean of pilgrims with candles surrounding him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pope Leo XIV visited the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, which is the first official papal state visit to the country in 18 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope meets nuns at a monastery in Lourdes, leads Rosary and torchlit procession AGENCY POOL Lourdes, France &#8211; 27 September 2026 1. Various of Pope Leo XIV of greeting nuns and sitting 2. Mid of Leo walking out of Carmelite Monastery 3. Various of Leo walking through and blessing child 4. 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