The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in Southern France is the site of 70 medical miracles recognized by the Catholic Church. The Marian shrine is famous to the faithful, but less well known is ...

In Lourdes, France, in 1844 a baby girl named Bernadette Soubirous was born. Bernadette’s family was very poor, and Bernadette was responsible for looking after and caring for her brothers and ...

In Lourdes, France, in 1844 a baby girl named Bernadette Soubirous was born. Bernadette’s family was very poor, and Bernadette was responsible for looking after and caring for her brothers and ...

A scene from ‘Bernadette of Lourdes’ (Photo: Courtesy photo) Despite “not being an evident bestseller,” Bernadette of Lourdes quickly became a huge success in France.

The first of 18 apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to 14-year-old St. Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, happened on this day in history, Feb. 11, 1858.

Lourdes was a sleepy country town, until the 1850s when a peasant girl claimed she saw something. Bernadette Soubirous told the church authorities she saw "The Immaculate Conception" 18 times.

In 1858, the then teenage Bernadette Soubirous reported seeing the Virgin Mary 18 times over the course of a few months at Lourdes, France Born in Lourdes in 1844, Bernadette Soubirous was a ...

THERE was nothing blessed about the vision of municipal authorities in the French Pyrenees as thousands of pilgrims descended on their market town in 1858.

Our Lady is said to have appeared 18 times to a young French girl named Bernadette Soubirous at the Grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, France, in 1858. The apparition of Lourdes was authenticated ...

And almost everyone you meet will tell you they've heard stories of miracles here, but we heard none more inspiring than that of Sister Bernadette Moriau. Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes ...

The relics of Saint Bernadette can be seen around Ireland until 5 November Every year, thousands of Irish Catholics make a pilgrimage to the town of Lourdes in the south west of France. Now the ...