{"id":382291,"date":"2026-09-26T01:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pope-leos-france-visit-puts-church-abuse-back-in-focus-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T01:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:00:32","slug":"pope-leos-france-visit-puts-church-abuse-back-in-focus-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pope-leos-france-visit-puts-church-abuse-back-in-focus-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo&#8217;s France visit puts Church abuse back in focus | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/mJ1GYNedAjQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pope Leo's France visit puts Church abuse back in focus | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mJ1GYNedAjQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo&#8217;s first official visit to France comes at a pivotal moment for the Catholic Church. Alongside debates over artificial intelligence and assisted dying, the trip is also shining a spotlight on the legacy of clergy sexual abuse. As the pope prepares to meet survivors, many are asking whether the Church has done enough to confront its past and whether trust can ever be fully restored.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Pope Leo begins landmark visit to France<br \/>\n00:22 Huge crowds welcome Pope Leo to Paris (Report)<br \/>\n01:06 Pope speaks on assisted dying and AI<br \/>\n02:10 Mass crowds and major security operation<br \/>\n03:07 What Pope Leo hopes to achieve in France | DW\u2019s Christine Mhundwa<br \/>\n04:13 Key moments to watch during the visit<br \/>\n05:47 French abuse survivor speaks out ahead of papal visit (Report)<br \/>\n07:41 France&#8217;s clergy abuse scandal in numbers<br \/>\n08:03 Confession secrecy versus child protection<br \/>\n09:10 Will Pope Leo back abuse reforms? | DW\u2019s Christine Mhundwa<br \/>\n10:00 Reparations and demands for accountability <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope Leo&#8217;s first official visit to France comes at a pivotal moment for the Catholic Church. 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