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 ...

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 ...

A retired member of the U.S. Armed Forces is seen in Lourdes, France, May 17. (Credit: CNS/Tamino Petelinsek courtesy Knights of Columbus) Listen Active and retired members of the U.S. Armed Forces ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Heavy flooding in southwestern France killed a woman and forced the closure of the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site at Lourdes on Wednesday, less than a year after flash floods caused ...

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 ...