News from the Sanctuary

28 March 2025

In Lourdes, as in all Catholic churches, Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, includes Maundy Thursday, celebrating the Lord’s Supper, and Good Friday, with the Office of the Passion. It ends with the Easter Vigil, during the night of Holy Saturday to Easter Sunday. The Easter Vigil brings together,...

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...

Celebrating Pentecost in Lourdes

13 May 2024

Celebrating Pentecost in Lourdes. At the Lourdes Sanctuary, all liturgical celebrations are celebrated...

Celebrate Ascension Day in Lourdes

3 May 2024

The feast of the Ascension celebrates Jesus' ascension to God, his Father. It is celebrated forty days...

Pilgrims honour the Virgin Mary at Lourdes

1 May 2024

During the month of May, Lourdes honours the Virgin Mary by giving people the chance to offer a white...

To Lourdes or with Lourdes

29 April 2024

A few months ago, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes launched two complementary pilgrim apps for those...

Coming to Lourdes in procession

22 April 2024

Every day, pilgrims to Lourdes are invited to take part in the processions organised by the Sanctuary...

Come to Lourdes and walk in Bernadette's footsteps

15 April 2024

Walk in the footsteps of Bernadette in Lourdes, following a route that takes in the key places where...

Les activités proposées par le Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes

Come to Lourdes and become a “Pilgrim for a day”

8 April 2024

Every day, pilgrims to Lourdes are invited to take part in the processions organised by the Sanctuary...

Living the Easter season in Lourdes

1 April 2024

The Easter celebrations in Lourdes began on Palm Sunday, when Jesus entered Jerusalem as King of Peace,...

The statue of the Virgin of Lourdes is 160 years old

28 March 2024

The Virgin appeared to Bernadette eighteen times in 1858. In 1863, the sculptor Joseph Fabisch was chosen...

Celebrate Easter with the colours of the HCPT pilgrimage

28 March 2024

From 30th March to 7th April, the joyful HCPT pilgrimage (Handicapped Children Pilgrimage Trust, an English-speaking...

“I am the Immaculate Conception”

22 March 2024

In Lourdes, on 25th March 1858, the Lady said her name The feast of the Annunciation is celebrated on...

“The Sanctuary of Lourdes: a house of prayer”

18 March 2024

The Holy Father addressed the second international meeting of rectors and shrine employees on the theme...

Great Symphony of Prayer for the Jubilee of Hope

28 February 2024

At the beginning of February, Fr Michel Daubanes, Rector of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, held...

Lent during the Apparitions at Lourdes

14 February 2024

In this year dedicated to prayer, the Sanctuary of Lourdes is offering some suggestions for experiencing...

Lent with Bernadette

5 February 2024

Of the eighteen apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Saint Bernadette, fourteen took place during Lent. On...

27th Meeting of Catholic Journalists in Lourdes

22 January 2024

The 27th International Saint François de Sales Meeting, organised by the Catholic Media Federation, in...

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

17 January 2024

In this year dedicated to prayer, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is joining in the Week of Prayer...

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