News from the Sanctuary
07 May 2025
Lourdes and the popes: a history of faith and pilgrimage
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, long venerated in the Church, thus became an official truth of the...
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Lent during the Apparitions at Lourdes
14 February 2024
In this year dedicated to prayer, the Sanctuary of Lourdes is offering some suggestions for experiencing...
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Lent with Bernadette
5 February 2024
Of the eighteen apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Saint Bernadette, fourteen took place during Lent....
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27th Meeting of Catholic Journalists in Lourdes
22 January 2024
The 27th International Saint François de Sales Meeting, organised by the Catholic Media Federation, in...
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The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
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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New: the “Prier avec Lourdes” mobile app
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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Birth and baptism of Bernadette Soubirous, 180 years on!
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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1st January: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
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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Come and experience Christmas in Lourdes
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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8th december - Roses for the Immaculate Conception
20 November 2023
Give a rose Every 8th December, the Sanctuary of Lourdes celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception....
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26th November, Solemnity of Christ the King: end of the liturgical year
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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3rd December, International Day of Disabled Persons
14 November 2023
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.” Established following an initiative...
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19th November 2023 - 7th WORLD DAY OF THE POOR
6 November 2023
200 participants from the south-west of France will be attending the 7th World Day of the Poor in Lourdes...
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Celebrating All Saints' Day in Lourdes and commemorating the dead
24 October 2023
As its name suggests, All Saints’ Day is the feast of all the saints. Every 1st November, the Church...
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6th October, dedication of the Rosary Basilica
3 October 2023
Throughout 2023, to mark the theme of the year, “Go and tell the priests to build a chapel here”, the...
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The Rosary Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2023
25 September 2023
 For more than 100 years, the Rosary Pilgrimage has offered thousands of pilgrims each year the...
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The extraordinary story of Janet Russell in Lourdes
30 August 2023
Mother of three children, Janet Russell from San Diego, came to Lourdes in 2023 with the Order of Malta’s...
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Family of Our Lady: a community of prayer
17 August 2023
The Family of Our Lady of Lourdes brings together about 300 people from across Europe, America, Africa...
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15th August, the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin and the 150th anniversary of the French national pilgrimage
2 August 2023
Du 11 au 16 août 2023, Lourdes accueille le 150e pèlerinage national français pour célébrer la solennité...
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On 16th July, Andrea Bocelli sings to mark the final apparition of the Virgin to Bernadette
20 July 2023
16th July: the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel marks the anniversary of the 18th and final apparition...
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Lourdes United; praying together for peace
17 July 2023
The 16th July, the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, marks the anniversary of the 18th and last apparition...
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