TARBES (FRANCE)
France 24 [Paris, France]
September 27, 2026
By Marc Artzrouni
[A nine-minute video interview with Pau University emeritus professor Marc Artzrouni of Ending Clergy Abuse, criticizing Pope Leo’s decision not to meet with representatives of survivors’ groups, and urging that the Catholic church adopt zero tolerance of clergy abuse as its global policy.]
After two days in Paris, where he drew hundreds of thousands of worshippers, Pope Leo XIV is continuing his visit to France in the southwestern pilgrimage town of Lourdes. There, he is due to meet privately with survivors of clergy sexual abuse. His four-day trip is the first official papal visit to France in nearly two decades. For more reaction, we can speak to Marc Artzrouni, the French representative for the global coalition “Ending Clergy Abuse”.