In Lourdes, France, in 1844 a baby girl named ... Several months had passed, and after receiving communion on the feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Bernadette felt an irresistible urge to return ...

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.

For the jubilee year, the relics of St. Joseph’s cloak and Our Lady’s veil were on display inside St. Joseph al Trionfale for public veneration for four days from March 16–19.

A meatless meal with breads signifying the life of St. Joseph marked a special gathering during the time of Lent for ...

This newly designated national shrine is holy ground, witnessing to 17th-century Jesuit priests and laymen and St. Kateri ...

The historic Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Tiruchi, provided a perfect setting for this musical feast, resonating with ... inspire and move audiences to this day. The Requiem was written for four ...

The miraculous origin of the spring at Lourdes in France is well-documented, but in Ireland, there are about 3,000 holy wells ...

Some refer to Ash Wednesday and Lent as the “40 days and 40 nights” period that Jesus is said in the bible to have spent fasting and being tempted by the devil. Ashes are marked on a person’s forehead ...

In a pastoral message marking the feast of St David ... Fr Jeremy Howard, parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes in Hednesford, was a speaker. The former Lord Mayor of Cork has criticised a proposal ...

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona – 8 a.m., noon and 5:30 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Parish ... There will also be a special St. Patrick’s Day activity. Parents may stay at the ...

Faithful gather around a statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel outside Saint Joseph’s Church, Hammonton, in July 2022. (File ...

The Lenten ritual is six weeks of abstinence and fasting that emerged out of pagan practices. The word itself derived from the Anglo-Saxon Lencten meaning the springtime stretching of days ...