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Catholic Bishop Accused of Raping a 15-Year-Old Girl He 'Started Dating' After Shrine Pilgrimage

David Oakley appeared at the Old Bailey as his lawyers sought dismissal of rape and indecent assault charges involving a girl who was 15 at the time of the alleged offences.

International Business Times UK

Pope Leo XIV to meet survivors of clerical abuse during September visit to France

Pope Leo XIV will meet privately with survivors of clerical sexual abuse during a four-day visit to France next month. On Friday, the Vatican published the itinerary for the 25–28 September trip – the first papal state visit to the country since Benedict XVI visited in 2008.

Radio France Internationale

‘I could barely think because it was so bad’: how pain changes us

After living with chronic pain, Darcey Steinke wanted to know how it affected others. Her memoir, This Is the Door, explores both isolation and freedom

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Tour de France 2025: Pogacar blows field away on stage 12 summit finish in Pyrenees – as it happened

Tadej Pogacar rode away from all his rivals on the Hautacam to forge a commanding 3min 31sec lead in the overall race

The Guardian - UK

World-renowned church covers up artworks by priest accused of abuse

The mosaics will no longer be visible at one of the world’s most popular Catholic pilgrimage sites

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Catholics are debating whether to remove paintings by a priest accused of abusing women − but let’s not confuse the artist and the art, writes an art historian

Marko Rupnik, a Catholic priest, was expelled from the Jesuit order because he’d allegedly abused women. He was later accepted into the diocese in his native Slovenia. Rupnik is also an artist, and his work is on display in churches in Lourdes, Rome and Washington, D.C., among others.

The Conversation

Work by artist accused of abusing women to remain on Lourdes shrine for now

The Rev. Marko Rupnik has been accused by over 20 women of psychological, spiritual and sexual abuses over decades

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Tour Féminin des Pyrénées: Guazzini claims stage 1 triumph in small bunch sprint

Former U23 World TT Champion fastest in Lourdes

Cycling News

Patrick Lefevere and Soudal-QuickStep committed to One Cycling reforms project

'If you want to see a miracle, go to Lourdes, but if we want things to change, we have to work in the same direction'

Cycling News

The Miracle Club review – over-stewed pathos in a theme-park Ireland

Maggie Smith and Laura Linney’s pilgrimage from Dublin to Lourdes proves to be a trite and predictable journey

The Guardian - UK

The Miracle Club review – Maggie Smith can’t save this rocky road trip to Lourdes

Laura Linney is upstaged by older co-stars Smith and Kathy Bates in this sentimental tale about a group of Dublin women who go on a spiritual journey together

The Guardian - UK

Visiting the shrine at Lourdes with pilgrims from England, 1973

For some it was an unmissable experience, although miracles were few and far between

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Lourdes shrine reviewing mosaics after Jesuit abuse claims

Officials at the Catholic shrine in Lourdes are mulling what to do with the French sanctuary's mosaics

The Independent UK

Revered saint's bones, including ribs and kneecaps, are touring Britain

Bones and relics of St Bernadette of Lourdes are touring Wales, England and Scotland

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Saint's bones including rib and kneecap coming to cathedrals

The bones of St Bernadette of Lourdes are on a nationwide tour

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Chris Froome out of Tour de France after testing positive for Covid

The four-time Tour winner was one of three riders unable to start Thursday’s stage 18 from Lourdes to Hautacam due to the virus

Dublin Live

RTE Tommy Tiernan Show: Ireland's youngest priest opens up on joining church despite 'dark cloud' of scandals

It wasn't until Fr David Vard reluctantly took a trip to France to help the sick and vulnerable get a blessing at the Lourdes Baths that the Newbridge native saw another side of Catholicism

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Lourdes resurrected: grotto reopens to pilgrims after two year Covid closure

The grotto of the Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes, France, is open and ready for visitors after being closed for two years due to Covid-19.

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