LOURDES, France Heavy floods in southwest France have left two dead and forced the closure of the Catholic pilgrimage site in Lourdes and the evacuation of pilgrims from nearby hotels. Muddy ...

The Catholic Church held what is being termed as the first online pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Earlier this spring, for the first time in its 162-year existence the ...

On March 17, for the first time in 162 years, the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes closed its doors as the French government placed the country under quarantine to stop the spread of COVID-19. While the ...

Monks wearing protective facemasks sit and stand as they follow the social distancing measures at the Grotte de Massabielle in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, in Lourdes, southwestern France, ...

Paris (Fides Service) - Last year Pope John Paul II received an invitation from the Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes, Bishop Jacques Perrier and Bishop Jean-Pierre Ricard President of the French Bishops’ ...

Candles are seen around a statue of Mary in the grotto at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France in this file photo. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen OXFORD, United Kingdom — An international ...

The first of 18 apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to St. Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, happened on this day in history, Feb. 11, 1858. Soubirous, then a sickly 14-year-old peasant girl ...

The 61st annual pilgrimage promotes fraternity among people, armies’ spirituality and support for the wounded. American military personnel were among those who prayed and took part in a Marian ...

Over 12,000 soldiers from over 40 countries are set to arrive in Lourdes, France on Friday as part of the 61st Annual International Military Pilgrimage. The pilgrimage goes throughout the weekend ...

Lourdes, France — Watched over by French soldiers and police, Catholic pilgrims from around the world prayed together for healing and peace Monday at a grotto shrine in Lourdes where exceptional ...

(Reuters) - Pope Benedict visits the shrine at Lourdes in southwestern France, in the foothills of the Pyrenees, from Saturday to Monday to commemorate the 150th anniversary of when the Virgin Mary is ...