The first of 18 apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to 14-year-old St. Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, happened on this day in history, Feb. 11, 1858.

MIAMI — The relics of St. Bernadette, the Marian visionary of Lourdes, France, will tour the United States for the first time. The visit will begin in South Florida at Our Lady of Lourdes Church ...

A study conducted in 2012 estimated that the town of Nevers would stand to lose 170,000 visitors and €2.5 million in revenue if Saint Bernadette’s remains were to be transferred to Lourdes.

St. Bernadette’s relics, which include part of her rib, are contained in a large reliquary, as shown at Lourdes, France. (photo: Courtesy of the North American Lourdes Volunteers) Joseph ...

The Catholic Church says the Virgin Mary appeared to 14-year-old Bernadette Soubiroux in 1858 in Lourdes, France. The saint's relics are touring the U.S. this year.

Church member and professional conductor and composer Rhonda Kess has written a musical based on the story of St. Bernadette of Lourdes ... Bernadette Soubirous was born in 1844 in Lourdes, France.

Every year, thousands of Irish Catholics make a pilgrimage to the town of Lourdes in the south west of France. Now the relics which attract those pilgrims have arrived on Irish soil for the first ...