COMMENTARY: After the Blessed Mother appeared to her in 1858, the French peasant girl sought simple religious life 400 miles ...
On Feb. 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. In Lourdes, France, in 1858, 13-year-old Bernadette Soubirous was collecting pieces of wood as part of her daily chores ...
France, happened on this day in history, Feb. 11, 1858. Soubirous, then a sickly 14-year-old peasant girl living in poverty in the small town of Lourdes, was hunting for firewood near the Grotto ...
People cured of multiple diseases and disabilities after visiting the shrine provoked global interest that endures to this day ...