In this excerpt from EWTN Publishing’s ‘Everyday Miracles of Lourdes,’ Marlene Watkins recounts the life of St. Bernadette ...

In 1862 Church authorities confirmed the authenticity of the apparitions and authorized the cult of Our Lady of Lourdes for the diocese. The Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes became worldwide in 1907.

The basilica’s side doors were covered on the morning of March 31, and the two central doors will be covered in a few days, according to the shrine.

Previous approved apparitions have turned these sites into major pilgrimage destinations, drawing millions of people to them each year: — Our Lady of ... the Virgin. — Lourdes, France: July ...

Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes has decided to cover mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik at the entrance of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary.

In Lourdes, France ... Candles now burn perpetually at the Shrine. The Sixth Apparition - Sunday, February 21, 1858: The Beautiful Lady told Bernadette on this occasion to "pray for sinners ...

The mosaics on the doors of the facade of the Basilica of Our Lady of ... Rupnik's Lourdes mosaics were commissioned in 2008 to mark the 150th anniversary of Mary's apparitions to St. Bernadette ...