News from the Sanctuary
17 February 2025
18th 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...
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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...
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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...
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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 –...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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Lourdes United « in prayer with Bernadette »
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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Être pèlerin d’un jour : les activités proposées par le Sanctuaire Notre-Dame de Lourdes
To be a pilgrim for a day: the activities offered by the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes
11 July 2022
The activities offered by the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes allow everyone to discover or rediscover...
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June: a truly international month in Lourdes
1 July 2022
During the month of June, the Sanctuary and the streets of the city looked more like an international...
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Parvis Sainte Bernadette
The Parvis Saint Bernadette is open to all
27 June 2022
In the heart of the Sanctuary, opposite the Grotto, the Parvis Saint Bernadette welcomes you and invites...
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JULY AND AUGUST - LOURDES NIGHTS 2022
JULY AND AUGUST - LOURDES NIGHTS 2022
22 June 2022
“The Nights of Lourdes”, an unforgettable immersion in the heart of the Sanctuary to allow...
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The reliquary of Saint Bernadette
The reliquary of Saint Bernadette in the United States: “A saint is coming to our church”
15 June 2022
The reliquary of Saint Bernadette is continuing its journey through the United States among the American...
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Pèlerinage Militaire
More than 10,000 pilgrims at the 2022 International Military Pilgrimage
16 May 2022
The International Military Pilgrimage is getting back to normal and is organising its pilgrimage to Lourdes...
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Welcome to Bishop Jean-Marc Micas
4 April 2022
The ‘chapelains’ and the working community of the Sanctuary are delighted to welcome Bishop Jean-Marc...
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Experiencing Holy Week
in Lourdes
4 April 2022
Ouvert le mercredi des cendres, le 2 mars dernier, le temps du Carême nous conduit à la fête de Pâques,...
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