Note to self: When offering up one’s Lourdes bath in penance for sexual abusers while a cover-up crisis rocks the Church, be ready for a penitential experience. My path to Lourdes began on Friday, Feb ...

This morning I am waiting for a turn at the baths here in Lourdes. On long wooden benches under a stone portico sit the malades, the sick, along with their companions and other pilgrims. Flanking me ...

The COVID-19 pandemic emptied out our churches and shuttered the Vatican during Holy Week. It has also forced the cancellation of the Order of Malta’s 62nd International Lourdes pilgrimage. It is the ...

River flooding forced the temporary closure of the famous grotto at the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France. The shrine complex remained open to visitors. A morning Mass, however, was ...

GOD works in mysterious ways. One weekend I’m in Knock of the dreadful drizzle watching the Pope sweep past in the popemobile, the next I’m in Lourdes. A dear friend asked me to go en route to our ...

After nearly losing his life in combat nine years ago, retired U.S. Marine Paul McQuigg journeyed to Lourdes with his wife and son this month to pray for healing and restoration from chronically ...

The invitation came ten months in advance. My older sister, Cecilia, the one who strong-armed me into applying for my first fast-food job, said we should accompany our father on his May pilgrimage.

1. Visit the Basilica of the Rosary. This is a most inspiring place that has become the iconic symbol of Lourdes. This awesome structure is unique for its two elliptical ramps rising to terraces, ...

The Knights of Columbus has a long history of supporting the troops and conducting military pilgrimages, Supreme Knight Carl Anderson told CNA, with the Warriors to Lourdes program just the latest way ...