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 ...

On Feb. 11, 1858, 14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous went with her sister and a friend to collect firewood by the Gave de Pau river near their hometown of Lourdes in the south of France. Two of the ...

A special visit to France, walking in saintly footsteps. From above: A statue of Bernadette stands in front of the St. Bernadette Museum at the Lourdes sanctuary; the pose of the image reflects her ...

The relics of St. Bernadette Soubirous, on an exhibit tour in the United States since April, will be displayed from July 12-14 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 914 St. John St., Lafayette.

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 relics ...

“For those who have faith, no explanation is necessary. For those without faith, no explanation is sufficient.” Those were the opening lines of the 1943 Academy Award-winning “Song of Bernadette,” a ...

A fiery dispute has erupted between two French towns over the remains of Bernadette Soubirous, better known as Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, AFP reports. While her visions of the Virgin Mary made ...

Relics of St. Bernadette are seen in this undated photo. The first U.S. tour of St. Bernadette’s relics is scheduled to begin April 7, 2022, in the Miami Archdiocese. They will travel to a total of 26 ...

For this writer who often enough has the wrong priorities, the story of the week wasn’t the spectacular kick-off of the Olympics in Athens, with 10,000 athletes participating including our doughty 16 ...