Some 9,000 Roman Catholic pilgrims took their seats to celebrate Sunday's Feast of the Assumption Mass in Lourdes, south-west France. "I'm surprised there are so many people. It's not like other ...

Lourdes' grotto is said to be the site where the Virgin Mary appeared to a 14-year-old girl named Bernadette in 1858. Officials say the town draws about 6 million visitors a year.

Each year, more than 3 million pilgrims visit the small town. Many make the journey to Lourdes because they've heard the stories of the miraculous medical recoveries that have taken place there.

A massive clean-up was under way on Sunday in the French pilgrimage town of Lourdes, famed for its Catholic sanctuaries, after flash floods forced the evacuation of some 450 pilgrims and closed ...

Pilgrims to the holy town of Lourdes in southern France, lulled into carelessness by the promise of heavenly protection, are increasingly falling victim to pickpockets, local authorities say.

TOULOUSE, France (AFP) - France said on Thursday it would declare a state of natural disaster in the south-west of the country after floods claimed three lives and devastated Lourdes. Read more at ...

Married or not, straight or gay, you and your sweetheart will be welcome in Lourdes, the town in southwestern France that has attracted “miracle” seekers for a century and a half, offic… ...