PORTRAIT. Sanctuary of Lourdes: in the life of the chaplain Don Maxence

Don Maxence is chaplain of the sanctuary of Lourdes. He recounts his daily life. The Notre-Dame de Lourdes sanctuary could not do without them and pilgrims necessarily cross their path. About thirty chaplains take turns to say mass, the rosaries, confess… If they are omnipresent, their life remains unknown. Don Maxence, 35, arrived a year … Read more

Riccardo Muti, Lourdes in the sign of spirituality

(ANSA) – ROME, DECEMBER 21 – From van Gogh to Escher, from Picasso to Kandinsky, and then Pier Paolo Pasolini, Richard Avedon, Zerocalcare, Jago, Banksy and TvBoy: great art will once again be one of the “gifts” this year to be unwrapped during the holiday season. In fact, the places of culture are preparing to … Read more

Lourdes

On the proposal of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, the mayor of Lourdes, Thierry Lavit, was named today, in the Official Journal, Knight of the National Order of Merit. The National Order of Merit aims to honor committed French citizens. It rewards distinguished merits acquired either in a public, civil or military … Read more

Riccardo Muti, Lourdes in the name of spirituality

LOURDES – A shining mosaic, “in the sign of spirituality” as master Riccardo Muti says, the one who illuminated the square of the sanctuary of Lourdes with notes and voices for one night. As darkness slowly descended in a town marked by the post-Covid economic crisis, the music took shape and left you breathless until … Read more

Maurizio Broglia Patron at the helm of the Friends of Lourdes in Varallo

Varallo: Maurizio Broglia Patron is the newly elected president of the association who is preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary. New board for the Friends of Lourdes «At work for the“ Golden Pilgrimage ”». Maurizio Broglia Patron at the helm of the Friends of Lourdes in Varallo A new board for the “Friends of Lourdes … Read more

Lourdes: the Rosary Pilgrimage well protected

In the end, 17,000 pilgrims are present this year for the Rosary pilgrimage. Obviously the authorities, in order to ensure the protection of the pilgrims, have taken security measures. More than 180 personnel (national and municipal police, gendarmes, soldiers, sanctuary security agents, etc.) are deployed until 8 October. A presence necessary for the security of … Read more

Marl. A pedestrian pilgrim on the way to Lourdes stops in the village

By l.durca Published on 24 Sep 22 at 17:25 The Briard Country See my news Follow this media Deacon Antoine Bérat receives Jean-Pierre van Den Bosschelle. ©LPB It is a strong smiling man that we have in front of us Vauchamps. Welcomed by the Bérat family for one night before hitting the road again, the … Read more

Lourdes: Opening of the Shrines of Europe photo exhibition

This Wednesday, September 21 at 11:30 a.m., at the Art Gallery of the Media Library, the opening of the traveling photographic exhibition of Shrines of Europe took place in the presence of the Mayors and representatives of the 7 Marian towns: Altötting in Germany, Częstochowa in Poland, Einsiedeln in Switzerland, Loreto in Italy, Mariazell in … Read more