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 ...

The grotto, where the faithful believe that Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, later to become Saint Bernadette, saw 18 apparitions of the Virgin Mary, reopened to the public on Saturday morning after being ...

On Sunday morning, after the hymns, greetings and breaking of bread, Father Leo Perez asked all fathers, grandfathers, spiritual fathers and padrinos worshiping at Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto to stand ...

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 ...

Prominently situated in the Morningside Heights neighborhood overlooking the park, the Church of Notre Dame has an interesting history and a unique architectural background, namely a grotto replica ...

We would like to take strong exception to the article titled “The lady behind Bulacan’s miraculous grotto” (Lifestyle, 5/12/15). The article was based on the self-serving narrative of our eldest ...

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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 ...

As a young boy in Acapulco, Mexico, Victor Manuel Patricio Silva received an early lesson in faith from his mother, Leonor. A member of the Legion of Mary, she would bring Silva to Mass every week ...