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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Lourdes 2023 - On the road to WYD
11 July 2023
From 19th July to 8th August, 25,000 young people from Europe, Asia and the Americas will stop over in...
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Tribute to Father Pomian, confessor of Bernadette
10 July 2023
Father Pomian was the first priest in whom Bernadette confided. She went to meet him on 13th February...
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160th anniversary of the torchlight processions in Lourdes
30 June 2023
From 7th to 9th July 2023, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes will be celebrating the 160th anniversary...
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Anniversary of the dedication of the Immaculate Conception Basilica in Lourdes
28 June 2023
This year when the pilgrims of Lourdes are meditating on the words of the Virgin: “Let us build a chapel...
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17th June: The Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
13 June 2023
“Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart” The Immaculate Heart of Mary is a devotion...
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Wednesday, 31st May 2023, Feast of the Visitation
25 May 2023
On Wednesday, 31st May, the Church will be celebrating the Feast of the Visitation: Mary went to visit...
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Come and celebrate the Ascension in Lourdes
16 May 2023
The Feast of the Ascension celebrates the ascent of Jesus to God his Father. It is celebrated on Ascension...
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INTERNATIONAL MILITARY PILGRIMAGE
9 May 2023
A Gathering for Peace From 12th – 14th May 2023, The International Military Pilgrimage (PMI) is organising...
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Coming as a day pilgrim
12 April 2023
Activities available at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes The activities available at the Sanctuary...
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Easter, first procession of the year
20 March 2023
The best known, and certainly the most touching, way of “coming here in procession” as the Virgin Mary...
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25th March 1858, the Lady says her name: “I am the Immaculate Conception”
8 March 2023
Nine months before Christmas and the celebration of the birth of Christ, the Catholic Church commemorates...
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2nd March 1858: A chapel and a procession
24 February 2023
Vers la fin de la quinzaine, Bernadette apporta courageusement au curé Peyramale ce message : « Allez...
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25th February: Ninth Apparition
22 February 2023
25th February, the ninth apparition. Three hundred people were present. Bernadette later said, “She told...
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22nd February 2023: Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent
15 February 2023
Of the eighteen apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Saint Bernadette, no less than fourteen took place...
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Candlemas, the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple and the World Day of Consecrated Life
26 January 2023
On 2nd February, the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, better known as the Feast of Candlemas,...
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11th February: Our Lady of Lourdes and World Day of the Sick
23 January 2023
“On 11th February 2023, let us turn our thoughts to the Shrine of Lourdes, a prophetic lesson entrusted...
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26th International Days of Saint Francis de Sales 2023
18 January 2023
The next International Days of Saint Francis de Sales organised by the Catholic Media Federation will...
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The recognition of the Lourdes Apparitions
17 January 2023
On 18th January 1862, in the name of the Catholic Church, the Bishop of Tarbes, Mgr. Laurence, published...
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9th, 10th and 11th February: “Lourdes February Days” for pilgrimage organisers
11 January 2023
On 9th, 10th and 11th February, at the Sanctuary of Lourdes, the “Lourdes February Days” will bring together...
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The Solemnity of Saint Mary, Mother of God
30 December 2022
One week after Christmas, on 1st January, the Church invites us to start the New Year by contemplating...
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