Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI referred to the pristine foliage of the Vatican Gardens as his ‘vital space’ for prayer. Amid the colorful flowers and trees is a replica of the Lourdes Grotto ...

Because he couldn’t visit Lourdes, the bishop of Tarbes made this wonderful grotto, and it was brought here into the Vatican so that the Pope, although being here, could visit the grotto of ...

To help celebrate the Vatican security service’s patron saint, St. Michael the archangel, the pope celebrated Mass for security personnel at the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Vatican Gardens.

Pope Francis prays after leading the recitation of the rosary during a prayer service at the Lourdes grotto in the Vatican Gardens on May 30. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) ...

His visit marks the first major trip of a Vatican official outside of Rome since the COVID-19 outbreak began in Europe in early March. Lourdes held a virtual pilgrimage to the shine July 16 for an ...

For months the citizens of Lourdes have labored to prepare for the record 8,000,000 pilgrims expected in this centenary year. On Rue de la Grotte the four-story Hotel Vatican is crusted with ...

Inspectors at Tarbes-Lourdes airport, on the other hand, didn’t see things the same way and prevented pilgrims traveling on the Vatican’s new airline from boarding with the holy water ...

River flooding forced the temporary closure of the famous grotto at the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in southern France. The shrine complex remained open to visitors. A morning Mass, however, was ...