News from the Sanctuary

17 February 2025

18^th February - Lourdes celebrates Saint Bernadette

On 18th February, the Sanctuary celebrates Saint Bernadette Soubirous. She was born in Lourdes in 1844 into a very poor family. At the age of 14, she was favoured with 18 apparitions of the Virgin Mary, which gave birth to the Lourdes pilgrimage. Having become a Sister of Charity, in Nevers, she died...

15^th September – Our Lady of Sorrows

12 September 2024

In Lourdes and in the Church, her incomparable sufferings are honoured on this day, especially those...

12^th September The Most Holy Name of Mary

8 September 2024

In Lourdes, the Holy Name of Mary is voiced every hour during the rosary at the Grotto, also proclaimed...

The Grotto at Lourdes once again open to the public

7 September 2024

Thanks to the mobilization of the teams at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Grotto has been...

8^th September - Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

31 August 2024

8 September -Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and anniversary of the death on 8 September 1877 of...

The Family of Our Lady of Lourdes, a community of prayer

22 August 2024

The Our Lady of Lourdes Family is a community of prayer where we celebrate Our Lady of Lourdes by cultivating...

Christian hospitality at Lourdes

19 August 2024

Christian hospitality, particularly in places of pilgrimage such as Lourdes, plays a vital role in offering...

Celebrating the Assumption in Lourdes

12 August 2024

15th August, a religious feast day for Catholics and Orthodox, and a public holiday in some countries,...

The Feast of the Transfiguration at the Sanctuary of Lourdes

2 August 2024

La fête de la Transfiguration et le Sanctuaire de Lourdes sont intimement liés par leur capacité à révéler...

The Carmel Pilgrimage to Lourdes

13 July 2024

From 14th to 17th July 2024, the Carmelite faithful will gather in Lourdes for a particularly intense...

The Final Apparition of the Virgin Mary to Saint Bernadette in Lourdes

10 July 2024

On 16 July, the Virgin Mary appeared for the last time to Bernadette Soubirous in the grotto at Mass...

The Sanctuary of Lourdes takes a fresh look at the job of curator

8 July 2024

The heritage of the Lourdes Sanctuary is a historical and artistic treasure. Curator Robin Dupont tells...

Mosaics by Marko Rupnik - Lourdes

2 July 2024

Tuesday 2 July 2024 – Official communiqué from Monsignor Jean-Marc Micas, Bishop of Tarbes and...

29th June: Bernadette liked to celebrate the Feast of Saint Peter

28 June 2024

When Bernadette Soubirous lived in Lourdes, she liked to celebrated the feast of Saint Peter, with all...

Meeting with volunteers from Lourdes

24 June 2024

Volunteers at the Sanctuary of Lourdes play an important role in welcoming and facilitating the stay...

Experience a pilgrimage like in Lourdes

18 June 2024

The relics of Saint Bernadette travel the world to bring them closer to those who are unable to experience...

Lourdes, a national Sanctuary with a truly international flavour

31 May 2024

Come to Sanctuary of Lourdes for a truly international experience and meet pilgrims and visitors from...

Feast of the Blessed Sacrament in Lourdes

29 May 2024

The Feast of the Blessed Sacrament (2nd Sunday after Pentecost) is one of the most important feasts in...

Celebrating the Visitation at Lourdes

28 May 2024

Celebrating the Visitation. In Lourdes, heaven touched earth when Mary, mother of Jesus, met Bernadette...

Feast of the Holy Trinity in Lourdes

22 May 2024

The Sunday after Pentecost is the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, a feast the unity of the Father, the...

In Lourdes, Mary, Mother of the Church

14 May 2024

At Lourdes Mary, our Mother, Mother of the Church. Since 11 February 1858, huge crowds have been coming...

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