News from the Sanctuary

27 November 2024

Honouring volunteers on World Volunteer Day in Lourdes

On 5th December, World Volunteer Day pays tribute to volunteers. Volunteering in Lourdes offers a unique human and spiritual experience.

18^th February - Lourdes celebrates Saint Bernadette

6 February 2023

On 18th February, the Sanctuary celebrates Saint Bernadette Soubirous. She was born in Lourdes in 1844...

Candlemas, the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and the World Day of Consecrated Life

26 January 2023

On 2nd February, the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, better known as the Feast of Candlemas,...

11^th February: Our Lady of Lourdes and World Day of the Sick

23 January 2023

“On 11th February 2023, let us turn our thoughts to the Shrine of Lourdes, a prophetic lesson entrusted...

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26^th International Days of Saint Francis de Sales 2023

18 January 2023

The next International Days of Saint Francis de Sales organised by the Catholic Media Federation will...

The recognition of the Lourdes Apparitions

17 January 2023

On 18th January 1862, in the name of the Catholic Church, the Bishop of Tarbes, Mgr. Laurence, published...

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...

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