News from the Sanctuary
03 February 2026
On 11th February, Lourdes celebrates the World Day of the Sick
On 11th February each year, the Catholic Church celebrates World Day of the Sick, a highly symbolic date as it coincides with the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. In 1992, Pope John Paul II established 11th February as World Day of the Sick, further emphasising the universal significance of Our Lady of...
3 February 2026
On 11th February each year, the Catholic Church celebrates World Day of the Sick, a highly symbolic date...
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30 January 2026
On 2nd February, the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, better known as the Feast of Candlemas,...
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27 January 2026
On 11th February, Lourdes commemorates the first apparition of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous,...
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19 January 2026
Starting in 2026, the Sanctuary of Lourdes will open a new three-year spiritual journey, based on the...
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12 January 2026
From 18th to 25th January, Christians around the world are invited to pray for the unity sought by Christ:...
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8 January 2026
The baptism of Jesus, celebrated on the Sunday after Epiphany, 11th January in the year 2026, is one...
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5 January 2026
Bernadette Soubirous was born on 7th January 1844 in Lourdes, at the time a small town in the Pyrenees,...
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29 December 2025
The Epiphany celebrates the Magi’s coming to worship the Infant God. These visitors appear in an...
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22 December 2025
“Hail, full of grace” Pilgrims from all over the world have been converging on Rome to pass through the...
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19 December 2025
With the Holy Family, we are invited to set out on a journey to protect our faith in Jesus. Lourdes can...
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2 December 2025
This year, the Sanctuary is inviting you to come and be part of Christmas in Lourdes. With ceremonies,...
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20 November 2025
The beginning of Advent has a special significance. The liturgical year opens with a quiet period of...
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18 November 2025
“I am the Immaculate Conception” On 8th December, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate...
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16 November 2025
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Christian feast celebrated on 21st November, which should...
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17 October 2025
All Saints' Day is a Christian holiday celebrated every year on 1st November, dedicated to all saints,...
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10 October 2025
A path of compassion and veneration of the relics of Saint Bernadette From 22nd to 28th September, two...
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3 October 2025
On 7th October each year, the Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. This feast reminds...
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11 September 2025
In Lourdes and in the Church, her incomparable sufferings are honoured on this day, especially those...
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10 September 2025
In Lourdes, the Holy Name of Mary is voiced every hour during the rosary at the Grotto, also proclaimed...
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4 September 2025
8 September -Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and anniversary of the death on 8 September 1877 of...
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