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French bishops hold day of prayers for victims of sex abuse
- Nov 7, 2016
Gathered in Lourdes for a plenary assembly, the Catholic bishops of France are holding a day of prayers and fasting for victims of sex abuse within the Catholic Church. The bishops prayed on Monday “for forgiveness for the sins committed by clergy members.”

By Associated Press
Under heavy security, Catholic pilgrims visit Lourdes shrine
- Aug 15, 2016
Pilgrims, many sick or disabled, converged Monday in the French shrine of Lourdes under heavy security after recent terrorist attacks — notably one July 26 in northwest France, in which extremists claiming loyalty to the Islamic State stormed a Mass, slit an elderly priest’s throat and took nuns and parishioners hostage.

By Associated Press
Explaining Lourdes and the Assumption of Mary
- Aug 13, 2016
The French sanctuary of Lourdes has been famous since 1858, when a young peasant girl claimed to see visions of Mary, the mother of Jesus. As pilgrims gather there on Monday for the Feast of the Assumption, here are the basics you need to know.

By Josephine McKenna

One soldier's extraordinary journey to Lourdes

Dec 16, 2014

Hoping for miracles, up to 5 million pilgrims each year travel to the holy shrine at Lourdes in southwestern France. Among those pilgrims now are wounded American warriors from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Their story is featured at 8 p.m. (Eastern time) tonight in the first episode of a