News from the Sanctuary
31 July 2025
Celebrating the Assumption together in Lourdes
On 15th August we commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven. It is a religious feast day for Catholics and the Orthodox church and is also a public holiday in several countries. In Lourdes, this feast is of particular importance. It is one of the major events in the Catholic calendar,...
29 April 2024
A few months ago, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes launched two complementary pilgrim apps for those...
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22 April 2024
Every day, pilgrims to Lourdes are invited to take part in the processions organised by the Sanctuary...
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15 April 2024
Walk in the footsteps of Bernadette in Lourdes, following a route that takes in the key places where...
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8 April 2024
Every day, pilgrims to Lourdes are invited to take part in the processions organised by the Sanctuary...
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1 April 2024
The Easter celebrations in Lourdes began on Palm Sunday, when Jesus entered Jerusalem as King of Peace,...
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28 March 2024
The Virgin appeared to Bernadette eighteen times in 1858. In 1863, the sculptor Joseph Fabisch was chosen...
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28 March 2024
From 30th March to 7th April, the joyful HCPT pilgrimage (Handicapped Children Pilgrimage Trust, an English-speaking...
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22 March 2024
In Lourdes, on 25th March 1858, the Lady said her name The feast of the Annunciation is celebrated on...
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18 March 2024
The Holy Father addressed the second international meeting of rectors and shrine employees on the theme...
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28 February 2024
At the beginning of February, Fr Michel Daubanes, Rector of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, held...
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14 February 2024
In this year dedicated to prayer, the Sanctuary of Lourdes is offering some suggestions for experiencing...
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5 February 2024
Of the eighteen apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Saint Bernadette, fourteen took place during Lent....
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22 January 2024
The 27th International Saint François de Sales Meeting, organised by the Catholic Media Federation, in...
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17 January 2024
In this year dedicated to prayer, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes is joining in the Week of Prayer...
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8 January 2024
On the solemnity of Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, World Day of Peace, the Sanctuary of Our Lady...
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2 January 2024
Lourdes is starting this new year, which will be dedicated to prayer (with a view to the 2025 Jubilee...
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29 December 2023
On 1st January, a week after Christmas, the Church invites us to start the New Year by contemplating...
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5 December 2023
This year, we are celebrating 800 years since the creation of the first Christmas crib by St. Francis...
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20 November 2023
Give a rose Every 8th December, the Sanctuary of Lourdes celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception....
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17 November 2023
The Solemnity of Christ the King is a devotional feast dedicated to Christ during Ordinary Time. It was...
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