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 ...

On Dec. 8, the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) will screen The Message of Lourdes. The network’s latest film is based upon the life of St. Bernadette and the 1858 Marian apparitions at Lourdes ...

A special visit to France, walking in saintly footsteps. From above: A statue of Bernadette stands in front of the St. Bernadette Museum at the Lourdes sanctuary; the pose of the image reflects her ...

Worshippers hold candles May 12, 2022, at the Marian shrine of Fatima in central Portugal. (OSV News photo/Pedro Nunes, Reuters) Next week, the Vatican is set to publish a new set of guidelines on ...

On Feb. 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the liturgical memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes, recalling a series of 18 appearances that the Blessed Virgin Mary made to a 14-year-old French peasant girl, ...

Bernadette, The Musical is a powerful and deeply moving theatrical production that brings to life the extraordinary story of Bernadette Soubirous, the young girl whose Marian apparitions in Lourdes ...

The Virgin Mary’s first apparition to Bernadette Soubirous was commemorated at Lourdes chapel in Għajnsielem on February 11, which was also the World Day of the Sick. Gozo Bishop Anton Teuma, joined ...

LOURDES, France -- When Pope Benedict XVI visited this small town in the foothills of the French Pyrenees last week, he followed in the footsteps of millions of pilgrims who came before him. Like them ...

When Pope Benedict XVI visits this small town in the foothills of the French Pyrenees next weekend, he will follow in the footsteps of millions of pilgrims who have come before him. Like them, he will ...