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.

“Que soy era Immaculada Concepciou.” I am the Immaculate Conception. In 1858, the Blessed Virgin Mary spoke these hallowed words to Bernadette Soubirous, a teenager of 14 years old. Uneducated and ...

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 ...

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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 ...