In Lourdes, France, in 1844 a baby girl named ... Several months had passed, and after receiving communion on the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Bernadette felt an irresistible urge to return ...

In 1862 Church authorities confirmed the authenticity of the apparitions and authorized the cult of Our Lady of Lourdes for the diocese. The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes became worldwide in 1907.

But I am not sure whether I’m really like those who flock to Lourdes year after year. I’ve seen pictures and watched ... old Bernadette Soubirous, whose feast the Church celebrates each ...

Replicas of the image were painted in the pope’s home country, Argentina, and devotion there spread. Once Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope in 2013, devotion to Our Lady ...

The contrasting decisions regarding Marko Rupnik’s artwork at Fátima and Lourdes reveal much about the church’s commitment to ...

The Feast of the Assumption ... Certain images and stories of the Virgin Mary are so powerful they help define a country. That’s the case with Our Lady of Guadalupe, whose image on the tilma ...

Lady Gaga took the main stage for an epic nearly ... Gaga performed in a custom white lace Dilara Findikoglu minidress. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella Returning to her blond wig, Mother ...

St. Brigid’s Parish, Cabinteely: Weekday Masses are celebrated in St. Brigid’s Church, Cabinteely on Monday, Tuesday, ...

OSV News photo/courtesy Lourdes Sanctuary In a joyful moment after the rosary on St. Bernadette Soubirous’ feast day April 16 at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France, the shrine’s rector, ...

Ross, as you were saying, that, to me is the image that I’ll ... I like the idea of Lourdes and the Sea of Galilee, somewhere associated with our lady of Guadalupe and Guadeloupe.