PHOTOS: Carmelite Sisters of Lourdes Meet Pope Leo XIV in Private Gathering
The contemplative monastery was founded in 1876, just 18 years after Mary appeared to St. Bernadette.
Killing the Sick Is ‘False Compassion,’ Pope Says in Lourdes
In a speech to sick people and caregivers, the Pope denounced France’s recent legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide.
PHOTOS: Mass With Pope Leo XIV in Lourdes
The Pope celebrated Mass, with 150,000 faithful in attendance at the Marian shrine.
Don’t Just Check Off the ‘God Box’
For those who praise the Lord on Sunday, come Monday, what happens?
12 Things Blessed Fulton Sheen Taught About the Devil and Spiritual Warfare
Warnings to heed from the new Blessed include his prediction of ‘a total loss of personal identity, a split personality, a schizophrenic culture.’
Pope Leo in Lourdes: The Church Must Heal Her ‘Wounds, Infidelities, and Painful Errors’
The Pontiff spoke about the urgency of repentance and conversion at a Mass on the third day of his visit to France.
PHOTOS: Pope Leo XIV Visits Paris and Lourdes on Second Day of France Trip
Pope Leo XIV visited the Maison Bakhita Center and celebrated an open-air Mass at Place de la Concorde in Paris before concluding his day at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Pope Leo Prays at Lourdes Shrine
‘We pray to you, our Mother.’
Illinois Bishop Announces First-Ever Parish to Be Named After Blessed Fulton Sheen
The combined parish of St. Mary in El Paso, Illinois, and St. John in Benson, Illinois, will be the first parish in the world to be named after the new blessed.
From Foster Care to Lourdes: Young Convert Leaves Job to See Pope, Embrace Monastic Life
Among the throngs of pilgrims in Lourdes this weekend will be a 27-year-old woman who be there with a group of Cistercian nuns, hoping the visit will confirm her call to contemplative life.