
Lourdes Bishop Covers Rupnik Mosaics on Doors to Basilica of the Rosary
The basilica’s side doors were covered on the morning of March 31, and the two central doors will be covered in a few days, according to the shrine.
The basilica’s side doors were covered on the morning of March 31, and the two central doors will be covered in a few days, according to the shrine.
Miracles at both shrines show how God uses simple elements — just as he did in Scripture — to bring healing and conversion.
Archbishop McMahon concluded during a canonical commission that based on the evidence assembled by Moriarty, Traynor’s healing was indeed miraculous.
The return of the possibility of full immersion in the sacred water has been welcomed by the thousands of sick, disabled, and volunteers taking part in France’s 151st national pilgrimage for the Assumption solemnity.
Father Jim Sullivan, a Catholic priest from Waterbury, called the five-day, 365-mile route unrelenting but exhilarating.
The Lourdes bishop’s announcement comes less than two weeks after he met with Pope Francis in a private audience at the Vatican on June 20.
Watch videos that offer extraordinary views and enhance the way the faithful see these edifices.
On this week’s Register Radio, CNA Rome correspondent Courtney Mares in Rome talks about her recent trip to Lourdes, and Register senior editor Jonathan Liedl talks about his article on Africa and same-sex blessings, ‘The Congo Flows Into the Tiber.’
Since forming the commission, Bishop Micas has met with victims of abuse, heard from sacred art specialists, and consulted with experts from across France who make up the commission.
Hundreds of thousands of young people will meet Pope Francis in Portugal next weekend for World Youth Day. The Holy Father doesn’t want this opportunity to be simply religious tourism — it’s a spiritual pilgrimage. Father Roger Landry joins us now to talk about how WYD people can help us all on our spiritual pilgrimage of life. Then we turn to another well-known pilgrimage site: Lourdes. The film ‘The Miracle Club’ highlights the journey of a group of women to Our Lady’s shrine at Lourdes in France. Register senior editor Joan Desmond reviews the movie and offers her own experience of assisting pilgrims on pilgrimage to Lourdes.
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