St. Bernadette Soubirous is usually depicted in statues around the world as the confounded peasant girl on her knees at the grotto in rural France. Without a doubt, those apparitions …
Our Lady of Lourdes
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LOURDES, France (OSV News) — In the Marian shrine of Lourdes, Pope Leo XIV prayed for the sick and the suffering and drank from healing spring water in the grotto …
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Prior to Pope Leo XIV’s arrival to Lourdes Sept. 26, the sanctuary covered the mosaics of Father Marko Rupnik, the spokesman of the sanctuary confirmed to OSV News, sharing pictures …
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“Our role as doctors is solely to determine whether a person has been cured, and whether that cure is unexplained,” he explained.
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The prayer event and a protest to be held Feb. 27 on campus are part of a corrective movement directed “out of love” toward the university’s administration.
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“It is a very beautiful day that reminds us of the closeness of Mary, our mother, who always accompanies us and teaches us so much,” Pope Leo said.
