News from the Sanctuary

25 September 2024

September 29 - Feast of the Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

On 29th September, the Church celebrates the three Archangels, Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. Messengers of the Lord, they constitute firstly the immense crowd of worshippers of the living God.

9^th, 10^th and 11^th February: “Lourdes February Days” for pilgrimage organisers

11 January 2023

On 9th, 10th and 11th February, at the Sanctuary of Lourdes, the “Lourdes February Days” will bring together...

In January: Bernadette Soubirous birth and baptism

2 January 2023

Bernadette Soubirous was born on 7th January 1844 in Lourdes, at the time a small town in the Pyrenees,...

The Solemnity of Saint Mary, Mother of God

30 December 2022

One week after Christmas, on 1st January, the Church invites us to start the New Year by contemplating...

Our Lady of Guadalupe honoured in Lourdes

6 December 2022

On Monday, 12th December at 11 a.m., a Mass will be celebrated in honour of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It...

Come and experience Christmas in Lourdes

30 November 2022

“Let us set out spiritually, drawn by the humility of Him who became man to come and meet each one of...

3^rd December: International Day of Persons with Disabilities

29 November 2022

“As we celebrate your International Day, I would like to speak directly to all of you who live with any...

Solemnity of Christ the King: a call to live out WYD

15 November 2022

“On this feast day […] the Church proclaims the Kingdom of Christ, already present, but still growing...

13^th November 2022- VI WORLD DAY OF THE POOR

9 November 2022

For the 6th World Day of the Poor, which will take place on Sunday, 13th November 2022, Pope Francis...

8th december - Roses for the Immaculate Conception

8 November 2022

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

Celebrating All Saints Day and commemorating the dead

26 October 2022

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

20 years since the publication of the apostolic letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae

14 October 2022

Meditating on the Mysteries of the Rosary – and in particular the prayers of the Rosary –...

27-30th October 2022 - Faith and Light celebrates its golden jubilee

12 October 2022

Faith and Light was born during the 1971 Easter pilgrimage to Lourdes. 2021, therefore, marks the 50th...

5th – 8th October: the Rosary pilgrimage to Lourdes

30 September 2022

For more than 100 years, the Rosary Pilgrimage and the Dominican family have graced thousands of pilgrims...

15th September – Our Lady of Sorrows

12 September 2022

In September, the Church celebrates three Marian feasts in one week: the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin...

12th September – Feast of the Holy Name of Mary

9 September 2022

In September, the Church celebrates three Marian feasts in one week: the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin...

8th September - Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

6 September 2022

In September, the Church celebrates three Marian feasts in one week: the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin...

Beatification of John Paul I on 4th September 2022

1 September 2022

Pope John Paul I will be beatified on 4th September 2022 during a Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica...

The relics of Saint Bernadette are heading off to other English-speaking countries

31 August 2022

After crossing the Atlantic to the United States, where the relics travelled for 4 months, Bernadette...

Lourdes and the dogmas of the Virgin Mary

11 August 2022

The dogma of Mary’s divine Motherhood, the dogma of her Perpetual Virginity, of her Immaculate Conception,...

Lourdes United “in prayer with Bernadette”

12 July 2022

16th July marks the anniversary of the 18th and final apparition of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous....

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