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Father Pomian was the first priest in whom Bernadette confided. She went to meet him on 13th February 1858 to tell him what she had seen at the Grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes. It was on that same day that … Continued

From 7th to 9th July 2023, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes will be celebrating the 160th anniversary of the torchlight processions with the Capuchin Friars Minor, some of whom are also “chapelains”: the “guardians” of the chapel that … Continued

This year when the pilgrims of Lourdes are meditating on the words of the Virgin: “Let us build a chapel here”, the Sanctuary will be commemorating the dedication of the Immaculate Conception Basilica on Sunday 2nd July. The Sanctuary has … Continued

“Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart” The Immaculate Heart of Mary is a devotion to the Virgin Mary, which symbolises her mercy, the absoluteness of her faith, her trust and welcoming of Christ in the … Continued

On Wednesday, 31st May, the Church will be celebrating the Feast of the Visitation: Mary went to visit her cousin, Elisabeth, who was pregnant. John the Baptist leapt for joy in his mother’s womb in the presence of the Messiah. … Continued

The Feast of the Ascension celebrates the ascent of Jesus to God his Father. It is celebrated on Ascension Thursday, forty days after Easter. It is one of the main Christian holidays, continuing the Easter season and heralding Pentecost, ten … Continued

A Gathering for Peace From 12th – 14th May 2023, The International Military Pilgrimage (PMI) is organising its 63rd pilgrimage to Lourdes, under the leadership of Mgr. Antoine de Romanet, bishop of the French Armed Forces. Every May, in Lourdes, … Continued

Activities available at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes The activities available at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes enable pilgrims to discover or rediscover the beauty and simplicity of this place and the apparitions of the Virgin … Continued

The best known, and certainly the most touching, way of “coming here in procession” as the Virgin Mary asked us, is to take part in the Torchlight Procession. With pilgrims from all over the world, praying the Rosary and singing … Continued

Nine months before Christmas and the celebration of the birth of Christ, the Catholic Church commemorates the Annunciation, the announcement made to Mary of the imminent birth of Christ. But in Lourdes we also celebrate an event that, in 1858, … Continued