Lourdes: What to know about one of Catholicism’s most famous pilgrimage sites
- PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes this weekend as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, which is the first official papal state visit to the country in 18 years.
- The site near the Spanish border draws millions of pilgrims annually, including sick and disabled believers hoping for a cure from the famed spring water in the Lourdes grotto.
- The popularity of Lourdes is intrinsically linked to Bernadette Soubirous.
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- PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will visit the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes this weekend as part of his four-day apostolic journey to France, which is the first official papal state visit to the country in 18 years.
- The site near the Spanish border draws millions of pilgrims annually, including sick and disabled believers hoping for a cure from the famed spring water in the Lourdes grotto.
- The popularity of Lourdes is intrinsically linked to Bernadette Soubirous.
Sources: ABC News