Eventually everyone did believe Bernadette and the grotto at Lourdes became a place of worship and the Lourdes holy water was sacred for performing miracles. At the age of 22, Bernadette became a ...

In 1922, Cleveland nuns from the order of Good Shepherd Sisters traveled to the shrine at Lourdes, France -- renowned among the faithful for its healing powers. They brought back a piece of the ...

By appearing in the Grotto of Lourdes, you were pleased to make it a privileged sanctuary, whence you dispense your favors, and already many have obtained the cure of their infirmities ...

The origin of The Grotto began in Lourdes, France as a pilgrimage by many Catholics, Reichert said. “Then it became a pilgrimage site, and hundreds of thousands of people a year still go to the ...

The statue of Our Lady of Lourdes is shown at the entrance to the Grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, France. (photo: Carsten Koall / Getty Images) ...

Lourdes, France — Brad Pitt appears to be ... “Dear brothers and sisters! From this grotto of Massabielle, the Blessed Virgin speaks to us, too, the Christians of the third millennium.