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Pope Leo XIV met privately Sunday with seven survivors of clergy sexual abuse at the bishop's residence in Lourdes, France, in an encounter that lasted about two hours, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., according to the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV met privately Sunday with seven survivors of clergy sexual abuse at the bishop's residence in Lourdes, France, in an encounter that lasted about two hours, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., according to the Vatican.

The group of four men and three women was accompanied by Bishop Gerard Le Stang of Amiens, who heads the French bishops' conference council on preventing pedophilia. The pope met each survivor individually before gathering with them as a group.

The group of four men and three women was accompanied by Bishop Gerard Le Stang of Amiens, who heads the French bishops' conference council on preventing pedophilia. The pope met each survivor individually before gathering with them as a group.

The Vatican said the pope thanked the survivors for their "painful testimony" and reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring the harm they experienced is not repeated for others. He asked them to pray for him and gave his blessing.

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The Vatican said the pope thanked the survivors for their "painful testimony" and reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring the harm they experienced is not repeated for others. He asked them to pray for him and gave his blessing.

Jerome Guillement, who has written about being abused by a priest as a teenager, said the pope recognized the systemic dimension of abuse within the institution and believed the Church in France still had substantial work remaining.

Jerome Guillement, who has written about being abused by a priest as a teenager, said the pope recognized the systemic dimension of abuse within the institution and believed the Church in France still had substantial work remaining.

At an open-air Mass attended by an estimated 150,000 people earlier Sunday, Leo said the Church must humbly place itself under "the Lord's purifying gaze" to heal deep wounds and painful errors, without directly apologizing for abuse.

At an open-air Mass attended by an estimated 150,000 people earlier Sunday, Leo said the Church must humbly place itself under "the Lord's purifying gaze" to heal deep wounds and painful errors, without directly apologizing for abuse.

A 2021 independent commission report found an estimated 216,000 children were abused by clergy and religious between 1950 and 2020, rising to about 330,000 victims when including laypeople in Catholic schools, youth groups and parishes.

A 2021 independent commission report found an estimated 216,000 children were abused by clergy and religious between 1950 and 2020, rising to about 330,000 victims when including laypeople in Catholic schools, youth groups and parishes.

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