LOURDES, France -- When Pope Benedict XVI visited this small town in the foothills of the French Pyrenees last week, he followed in the footsteps of millions of pilgrims who came before him. Like them ...

FILE - Pope Benedict XVI, center, celebrates a Mass in front of the Basilica of the Rosary in Lourdes, southwestern France, on Sept. 15, 2008. Behind him is one of the mosaics by Rev. Marko Ivan ...

As heavy rains cause flash flooding across parts of France, the Marian shrine at Lourdes has been evacuated until further notice. "The Grotto is flooded and the International Mass in the underground ...

LOURDES, France — Nearly 150 years after Bernadette Soubirous saw a “beautiful Lady” here, people are still being cured at Lourdes. Feb. 11 is the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, the title of Our ...

LOURDES, France – Watched over by French soldiers and police, Catholic pilgrims from around the world prayed together for healing and peace Monday at a grotto shrine in Lourdes where exceptional ...

Pope Francis has appointed a special delegate to oversee the pastoral care of pilgrims and other management at the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Pope Francis named Bishop Antoine ...