Pope tells sick and disabled: you are not a burden at Lourdes visit
Pope Leo XIV told sick and disabled people they are not a burden at Lourdes.
Pope Leo XIV delivered a five-word message to sick and disabled people visiting Lourdes in France: you are not a burden. They are instead the beating heart of human dignity.
The visit drew enormous crowds, with 750,000 attending his Mass in Paris and 80,000 young people gathered for a prayer vigil at the national stadium. During the visit he stopped to bless a child named Marie-Garance, who has severe disabilities, and spoke to young people about love, human connection and the risk that artificial intelligence could create a world of clever machines while we lose sight of caring for each other.
- 750,000 people
- Attendance at Pope's Mass in Paris
- 80,000
- Young people at prayer vigil
- Lourdes, France
- Location of visit
Why it mattersIn a world that often measures human worth by productivity and contribution, the Pope's visit emphasised that every person has inherent value and dignity.
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