The return of the possibility of full immersion in the sacred water has been welcomed by the thousands of sick, disabled, and volunteers taking part in France’s 151st national pilgrimage for the ...

Near Allerton Avenue in the Bronx, a French-style grotto has been blessing Bronx natives for decades. The Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at St. Lucy’s Church is located a few bus stops away from the New ...

The Smith family usually attends Christmas Day Mass at the Oblate Missions, home to Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto and the Virgen de Guadalupe Tepeyac de San Antonio, to enjoy both nature and God. The ...

PARIS – Workers dangling from rock-climbing ropes on Tuesday began a monthlong construction effort to prevent stones from falling in the grotto where worshippers pray at the Roman Catholic shrine of ...

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 ...

SOUTH BEND — An abandoned century-old grotto leftover after the razing of St. Stephen Catholic Church on West Thomas Street has taken on new life, thanks to a local Eagle Scout and a couple dozen ...

EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) -- A Roman Catholic landmark in Emmitsburg that attracts pilgrims from around the world is getting a $2.7 million visitor center. Mount St. Mary's University said Wednesday the ...