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 ...

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 ...

Overwhelmed by the attention she fled to the convent of St Gildard at Nevers where she died in her 30s. Since the appearances of Mary to young Bernadette in 1858, more than 200 million people have ...

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 ...

‘There were two important periods in Bernadette’s life,’ says André Doze. ‘The phase of Lourdes, which was mostly under the sign of Mary, and the phase of Nevers, under the sign of Joseph.’ The ...

VATICAN CITY -- A French girl who saw a vision of the Virgin Mary in a cave at Lourdes 75 years ago was proclaimed a saint today and henceforth will be revered among the immortals of the Roman ...

THE LITTLE TOWN of Lourdes, at the foot of the Pyrenees, is known all over the world. To many millions the name means a great deal; but there are others to whom it means little or nothing: little in ...

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 ...