In 1858, in the grotto of Massabielle, near Lourdes in southern France, Our Lady appeared 18 times to Bernadette Soubirous, a young peasant girl. She revealed herself as the Immaculate Conception ...

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 ...

From this grotto of Massabielle, the Blessed Virgin speaks to us, too, the Christians of the third millennium. Let us listen to her!” “Listen to her,” he continued, “young people who seek ...

In 1858, Bernadette Soubirous encountered the Immaculate Conception herself in the Grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, France. Each apparition always began and ended with the Sign of the Cross.

Bernadette Soubirous of Lourdes was favored with 18 apparitions of the Virgin Mary while kneeling before her luminous presence in the Grotto of Massabielle. This year marks the 175th anniversary ...

the grotto officially opened after noon prayers on Friday, 11 February. This means that pilgrims can now visit and will be able to "pass through the hollow of the Rock of Massabielle, under the ...

at the now famous grotto of Massabielle. Our Lady asked for penance and prayers for sinners. She admitted to Bernadette that she could not give her happiness on earth but promised to make her ...