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The feast of the Annunciation, 25th March, is not particularly celebrated in Lourdes, unlike 11th February, the anniversary of the first apparition. Yet, when the Lady says her name, she also opens her heart, she says who she is in … Continued

A pilgrimage on marian soil Normandy has been privileged to experience visits from the Virgin Mary. The reliquary from Lourdes will be venerated particularly in Mayenne, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Pontmain and the Basilica of Our Lady of … Continued

Sunday 17th february 5.30 pm Palais des Congrès Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments since 2014, is giving a lecture at the Palais des Congrès in Lourdes, on 17th February … Continued

Benedict Joseph Labre, born on 26th March 1748 in Amettes, diocese of Boulogne-sur-Mer (north of France) and died on 16th April 1783 in Rome, was a French beggar pilgrim who travelled the pathways of Europe. Nicknamed the “Wanderer of God”, … Continued

Dear Friends of the Sanctuary Community, I have just announced, to Bishop Brouwet and the Rector, Fr. André Cabes, the sad news that this afternoon Dr. Theodore Mangiapan passed away after a short illness. Dr. Mangiapan was the eleventh president … Continued

On the XXVII World Day of the Sick, to be solemnly celebrated on 11th February 2019 in Calcutta, India. In his message, Pope Francis recalls, “Caring for the sick requires professionalism, tenderness, straightforward and simple gestures freely given, like a … Continued

Little Bernadette, who was privy to the secrets of the Virgin Mary 18 times during the Apparitions of Lourdes in 1858, became holy not because she was favoured by Mary’s visits, but for the way in which she answered them. … Continued