Pope Leo XIV joins tens of thousands of pilgrims in Lourdes for a candlelit rosary procession as his four-day visit to France ends. Euronews reports that about 150,000 people attend Mass in the shrine area on Sunday evening, while the Pope takes part in the nightly religious observance.
According to the Globe and Mail, the candlelight procession begins at the Grotto of Apparitions and moves toward the esplanade of the Lourdes sanctuary in southern France. The outlet describes it as part of a long-standing tradition held each night during the pilgrimage season. Both accounts present the Pope’s participation as a public act of devotion alongside pilgrims gathered at the Marian shrine.
The main difference in the coverage is emphasis: Euronews highlights the scale of Sunday evening attendance and the Mass that accompanies the closing stage of the visit, while the Globe and Mail focuses more on the procession’s route and its place within the established Lourdes routine.
