News from the Sanctuary
The father of Jesus is considered the patron saint of fathers. The Sanctuary invites you to celebrate...
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Beginning on Ash Wednesday, 18th February, Lent is a period of preparation for Easter, which celebrates...
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Permanent doctor of the Bureau of Medical Observations
From mid-April 2026, Dr Giada Monami will take...
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In this year dedicated to prayer, the Sanctuary of Lourdes is offering some suggestions for experiencing...
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On 18th February and 16th April each year, the Catholic Church honours Saint Bernadette Soubirous, the...
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On 11th February each year, the Catholic Church celebrates World Day of the Sick, a highly symbolic date...
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On 2nd February, the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, better known as the Feast of Candlemas,...
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On 11th February, Lourdes commemorates the first apparition of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous,...
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From 18th to 25th January, Christians around the world are invited to pray for the unity sought by Christ:...
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The baptism of Jesus, celebrated on the Sunday after Epiphany, 11th January in the year 2026, is one...
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Bernadette Soubirous was born on 7th January 1844 in Lourdes, at the time a small town in the Pyrenees,...
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The Epiphany celebrates the Magi’s coming to worship the Infant God. These visitors appear in an...
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“Hail, full of grace”
Pilgrims from all over the world have been converging on Rome to pass through the...
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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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This year, the Sanctuary is inviting you to come and be part of Christmas in Lourdes. With ceremonies,...
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The beginning of Advent has a special significance. The liturgical year opens with a quiet period of...
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“I am the Immaculate Conception”
On 8th December, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate...
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The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Christian feast celebrated on 21st November, which should...
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All Saints' Day is a Christian holiday celebrated every year on 1st November, dedicated to all saints,...
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A path of compassion and veneration of the relics of Saint Bernadette
From 22nd to 28th September, two...
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