News from the Sanctuary

10 January 2025

The baptism of Jesus, celebrated on the Sunday after Epiphany, 12th January in the year 2025, is one of the best recounted events in the life of Jesus, as all four evangelists mention it. It is the first public manifestation of Christ. At his birth in Bethlehem, he had only been revealed to a privileged...

8th december - Roses for the Immaculate Conception

20 November 2023

Give a rose Every 8th December, the Sanctuary of Lourdes celebrates the feast of the Immaculate...

26th November, Solemnity of Christ the King: end of the liturgical year

17 November 2023

The Solemnity of Christ the King is a devotional feast dedicated to Christ during Ordinary Time. It was...

3^rd December, International Day of Disabled Persons

14 November 2023

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” Established following an initiative...

19th November 2023 - 7th WORLD DAY OF THE POOR

6 November 2023

200 participants from the south-west of France will be attending the 7th World Day of the Poor in Lourdes...

Celebrating All Saints' Day in Lourdes and commemorating the dead

24 October 2023

As its name suggests, All Saints’ Day is the feast of all the saints. Every 1st November, the Church...

6^th October, dedication of the Rosary Basilica

3 October 2023

Throughout 2023, to mark the theme of the year, “Go and tell the priests to build a chapel here”, the...

The Rosary Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2023

25 September 2023

For more than 100 years, the Rosary Pilgrimage has offered thousands of pilgrims each year the...

The extraordinary story of Janet Russell in Lourdes

30 August 2023

Mother of three children, Janet Russell from San Diego, came to Lourdes in 2023 with the Order of Malta’s...

Family of Our Lady: a community of prayer

17 August 2023

The Family of Our Lady of Lourdes brings together about 300 people from across Europe, America, Africa...

15th August, the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin and the 150th anniversary of the French national pilgrimage

2 August 2023

Du 11 au 16 août 2023, Lourdes accueille le 150e pèlerinage national français pour célébrer la solennité...

On 16th July, Andrea Bocelli sings to mark the final apparition of the Virgin to Bernadette

20 July 2023

16th July: the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel marks the anniversary of the 18th and final apparition...

Lourdes United; praying together for peace

17 July 2023

The 16th July, the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, marks the anniversary of the 18th and last apparition...

Lourdes 2023 - On the road to WYD

11 July 2023

From 19th July to 8th August, 25,000 young people from Europe, Asia and the Americas will stop over in...

Tribute to Father Pomian, confessor of Bernadette

10 July 2023

Father Pomian was the first priest in whom Bernadette confided. She went to meet him on 13th February...

160^th anniversary of the torchlight processions in Lourdes

30 June 2023

From 7th to 9th July 2023, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes will be celebrating the 160th anniversary...

Anniversary of the dedication of the Immaculate Conception Basilica in Lourdes

28 June 2023

This year when the pilgrims of Lourdes are meditating on the words of the Virgin: “Let us build a chapel...

17th June: The Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

13 June 2023

“Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart” The Immaculate Heart of Mary is a devotion...

Wednesday, 31st May 2023, Feast of the Visitation

25 May 2023

On Wednesday, 31st May, the Church will be celebrating the Feast of the Visitation: Mary went to visit...

Come and celebrate the Ascension in Lourdes

16 May 2023

The Feast of the Ascension celebrates the ascent of Jesus to God his Father. It is celebrated on Ascension...

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY PILGRIMAGE

9 May 2023

A Gathering for Peace From 12th – 14th May 2023, The International Military Pilgrimage (PMI) is organising...

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