# Pope blasts assisted dying as 'false compassion' at French shrine

https://mins.news/en/video/76173

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-27 16:41 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YL5J7Zc3bA

> Pope Leo XIV reaffirmed Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life during a Sunday visit to Lourdes, the French shrine associated with miraculous cures. Addressing a crowd of 150,000, he said every human life must be protected and condemned assisted dying as “false compassion.”

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