Pope says assisted dying not ‘normal’

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Updated – September 27, 2026 10:44 pm IST – Lourdes, France

Pope Leo XIV meets with staff and guests of Accueil Notre-Dame and sick people at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, France, on September 27, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday (September 27, 2026) said assisted dying was not "normal", as he continued a landmark visit to France, where Parliament has legalised the practice for certain patients.

"No human law should ever make you lose the certainty of your dignity," he told believers who were sick or suffered from disabilities, at the French pilgrimage site of Lourdes.

"We must reject the temptation to cause death under the guise of false compassion. It is impossible to regard causing death as something normal," he added.

"What is legal is not necessarily moral." France's Parliament passed legislation in June establishing a right to assisted dying for some adults suffering from an incurable condition.

The move drew strong criticism from the Catholic Church in France, which denounced the bill as a serious "rupture".

Published – September 27, 2026 10:43 pm IST

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