French bishops took "courageous" steps when faced with "the painful scourge of abuse of minors," Pope Leo XIV told the high-ranking clerics before his scheduled meeting with survivors at the Catholic shrine of Lourdes. Pope Leo spoke to bishops before leading a service attended by thousands of worshippers in France. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• French bishops took "courageous" steps when faced with "the painful scourge of abuse of minors," Pope Leo XIV told the high-ranking clerics before his scheduled meeting with survivors at the Catholic shrine of Lourdes.S1

• Pope Leo spoke to bishops before leading a service attended by thousands of worshippers in France.S2