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Wednesday 16 April 2025 – The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes welcomes the official proclamation of the 72nd miracle of Lourdes by Mgr Vincenzo Carmine Orofino, Bishop of the Diocese of Tursi-Lagonegro (Province of MATERA), Italy. Antonia Raco, who … Continued

On Saturday 31st May, the Church celebrates the feast of the Visitation: Mary comes to meet her cousin Elizabeth, who is pregnant. In his mother’s womb, John the Baptist rejoices at the presence of the Messiah. It was during this … Continued

14th June 2025 marks the centenary of the beatification of Bernadette Soubirous. This anniversary is the occasion for numerous spiritual and cultural events in Lourdes and Nevers, where her body lies intact.Come and spend three days of grace with Bernadette … Continued

On 8th December 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, declaring that the Virgin Mary, by a special grace of God, was preserved from original sin from the moment of her conception. This mystery of faith, … Continued

Monday 21st April 2025 – Press release from Monsignor Jean-Marc Micas, Bishop f Tarbes et Lourdes In the midst of the Jubilee Year of Hope, on this holy day of Easter, the second of the octave, we have learnt of … Continued

Carlo Acutis will be canonised on Sunday 7th September 2025. This first saint of the millennium, nicknamed ‘Jesus’ Geek’ or the ‘cyber-apostle’, died of leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15. His short life was devoted entirely to God … Continued

Lourdes is an open-air Sanctuary, where believers and non-believers from all over the world and of all faiths come to find hope and consolation. The Sanctuary is here to help you with your own pilgrimage to this sacred place where … Continued

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 … Continued