News from the Sanctuary
12 February 2026
Celebrating Saint Bernadette in Lourdes
On 18th February and 16th April each year, the Catholic Church honours Saint Bernadette Soubirous, the young visionary from Lourdes to whom the Virgin Mary appeared in 1858. The feast day on 18th February marks the date on which, according to Catholic tradition, the Virgin said to Bernadette, ‘I do not...
17 March 2025
Lourdes is an open-air Sanctuary, where believers and non-believers from all over the world and of all...
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14 March 2025
The father of Jesus is considered the patron saint of fathers. The Sanctuary invites you to celebrate...
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17 February 2025
On 18th February, the Sanctuary celebrates Saint Bernadette Soubirous. She was born in Lourdes in 1844...
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4 February 2025
Bernadette Soubirous was born on 7th January 1844 into a family of millers in Lourdes. She came from...
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30 January 2025
The Sanctuary of Lourdes invites you to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes at the Grotto of Massabielle....
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8 December 2024
The Sanctuary of Notre-Dame de Lourdes hosts the official post-mortem proclamation of the 71st miracle...
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6 December 2024
In Lourdes, the feast of the Immaculate Conception and the 170th anniversary of the proclamation of the...
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5 December 2024
Christmas is the feast of the Incarnation, a time when God became close to humanity. He calls us to welcome...
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27 November 2024
On 5th December, World Volunteer Day pays tribute to volunteers. Volunteering in Lourdes offers a unique...
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20 November 2024
For the first time in the history of Lourdes, a historical project has brought to light the largest collection...
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18 November 2024
The Sanctuary of Lourdes offers the Way of Compassion, support through listening and prayer, to people...
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17 November 2024
On 8 December, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, Lourdes offers a floral...
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25 September 2024
On 29th September, the Church celebrates the three Archangels, Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. Messengers...
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24 September 2024
From Wednesday 2nd to Saturday 5th October, 17,000 pilgrims will gather in Lourdes to take part in the...
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17 September 2024
On 7th September, the sudden flooding of the Gave de Pau affected the Sanctuary of Lourdes, generating...
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7 September 2024
Thanks to the mobilization of the teams at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Grotto has been...
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22 August 2024
The Our Lady of Lourdes Family is a community of prayer where we celebrate Our Lady of Lourdes by cultivating...
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19 August 2024
Christian hospitality, particularly in places of pilgrimage such as Lourdes, plays a vital role in offering...
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12 August 2024
15th August, a religious feast day for Catholics and Orthodox, and a public holiday in some countries,...
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2 August 2024
La fête de la Transfiguration et le Sanctuaire de Lourdes sont intimement liés par leur capacité à révéler...
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