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Du 11 au 16 août 2023, Lourdes accueille le 150e pèlerinage national français pour célébrer la solennité de l’Assomption de la Vierge Marie. Un moment unique de célébration, avec des pèlerins qui convergent de la France entière et de plus … Continued

16th July: the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel marks the anniversary of the 18th and final apparition of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous. Bernadette felt the mysterious call of the Grotto, but access to Massabielle was prohibited, … Continued

The 16th July, the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, marks the anniversary of the 18th and last apparition of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous. Bernadette felt the mysterious call of the Grotto, but access to Massabielle was … Continued

From 19th July to 8th August, 25,000 young people from Europe, Asia and the Americas will stop over in Lourdes on the way to World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal. For all these young people, the Lourdes stopover will be … Continued

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