Two Year 6 pupils, Fearne and Lydia, recently took part in a life-changing pilgrimage to Lourdes. The experience gave Fearne ...

He referred to the 1858 apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to a 14-year-old peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous, in Lourdes, France. The apparition took place in a cave called the Grotto.

I write regarding the May 18 article “Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary.” The Associated Press article in the Maine Sunday Telegram, about the Virgin Mary, gave a good, generalized ...

Earlier this month, from a lofty vantage on Greylock Terrace, I looked down upon the workers who were dismantling the metal ...

Explore the spiritual and cultural sides of Rick Steves' favorite apparition site, a powerful destination for pilgrims and ...

Just as a place can be known for its gastronomy or partying scene, there's also a miracle capital in France. Here's your ...

One Mary, a myriad titles According to the Gospel, Mary is the mother of Jesus — and the mystery of the incarnation of the son of God through her is central to Christian dogma.

Our Lady’s first apparition to Bernadette Soubirous will be celebrated at Lourdes chapel in Għajnsielem on Tuesday, February 11. On the days commemorating the apparitions, masses will be said ...

Church leaders have rarely authenticated such claims, however, with the exception of some famous events at Lourdes, France, and Fátima, Portugal. Of the roughly 500 apparitions reported between ...

St Bernadette witnessed 18 apparitions of Our Lady at Lourdes in 1858, with a shrine at the site now attracting huge numbers of pilgrims every year. People will be able to venerate the relics at ...

With approval from the Holy See, Međugorje now joins more established Catholic sanctuaries in Fatima and Lourdes - although here the Marian apparitions have been declared authentic by the Vatican.