https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Pope Francis has named a special envoy to prioritise spirituality at the Roman Catholic shrine at Lourdes in France over "managerial and financial" aspects. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190607/pope-francis-pushes-for-more-prayer-and-less-business-at-lourdes-shrine Fri, 07 Jun 2019 16:40:22 +0200 pope-francis-pushes-for-more-prayer-and-less-business-at-lourdes-shrine Thousands of Catholic pilgrims gathered Tuesday for the traditional open-air mass in Lourdes during Assumption celebrations, as security remained tight across France after last week's car attack against a group of soldiers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170815/catholic-pilgrims-celebrate-assumption-in-lourdes-under-tight-security Tue, 15 Aug 2017 19:26:25 +0200 catholic-pilgrims-celebrate-assumption-in-lourdes-under-tight-security High security measures are in place in Lourdes ahead of the expected arrival of around 25,000 Catholic pilgrims. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170814/lourdes-beefs-up-security-ahead-of-catholic-pilgrimage Mon, 14 Aug 2017 12:27:29 +0200 lourdes-beefs-up-security-ahead-of-catholic-pilgrimage Around 25,000 Catholic pilgrims packed the French shrine of Lourdes on Monday for Assumption celebrations, held under tight security after several terror attacks, including the murder of a Catholic priest. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160815/pray-for-france-catholics-rally-at-shrine-lourdes-pilgrimage-under-shadow-of-terror Mon, 15 Aug 2016 14:25:37 +0200 pray-for-france-catholics-rally-at-shrine-lourdes-pilgrimage-under-shadow-of-terror French security forces are on high alert as thousands of Catholics converge on the shrine of Lourdes for an annual pilgrimage unfolding in the shadow of a string of terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160812/lourdes-prepares-for-pilgrimage-in-shadow-of-attacks Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:12:32 +0200 lourdes-prepares-for-pilgrimage-in-shadow-of-attacks While summer events have been cancelled across France, one that will go ahead is the annual pilgrimage to Lourdes for the feast of Assumption on August 15th. Authorities have vowed everything will be done to protect pilgrims. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160809/everything-will-be-done-to-protect-lourdes-pilgrims Tue, 09 Aug 2016 11:24:24 +0200 everything-will-be-done-to-protect-lourdes-pilgrims Authorities said Friday that flood waters were receding in southwestern France after claiming three lives and damaging the Catholic pilgrimage site Lourdes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130622/flood-waters-recede-in-france-after-damaging-lourdes Sat, 22 Jun 2013 14:28:00 +0200 flood-waters-recede-in-france-after-damaging-lourdes The storm clouds finally appeared to break on Friday as France’s meteorological service Météo France lifted the weather warnings that had been place across much of the country. The cost of the disaster is set to run into hundreds of millions of euros. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130621/storm-clouds-clear-as-france-counts-cost Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:31:47 +0200 storm-clouds-clear-as-france-counts-cost Weather warnings remained in place across much of France on Thursday as unseasonal violent storms continued to wreak havoc in many regions. The storms have now claimed the lives of three people. Read the latest weather updates here. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130620/storms-latest-north-east-france-on-alert Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:13:00 +0200 storms-latest-north-east-france-on-alert The historic Catholic pilgrimage site of Lourdes in south west France was evacuated on Tuesday after flash floods hit the area. Management at the shrine have told The Local they are growing increasingly concerned as waters continue to rise. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130618/lourdes-sanctuary-evacuated-after-flash-floods Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:00 +0200 lourdes-sanctuary-evacuated-after-flash-floods Pilgrimages are never meant to be easy but five tourists bound for the famous French town of Lourdes appeared to have suffered a more arduous journey than most when their GPS led them to a village 800km away from the site of the holy shrine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130116/gps-error-leads-lourdes-pilgrims-to-despair Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:00:00 +0100 gps-error-leads-lourdes-pilgrims-to-despair Inhabitants in and around the French pilgrimage town of Lourdes felt the earth move early Saturday morning, when the area experienced a light earthquake. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121015/pilgrimage-town-lourdes-experiences-earthquake Mon, 15 Oct 2012 14:33:00 +0200 pilgrimage-town-lourdes-experiences-earthquake The case of a nun who started walking after being paralysed for years has become the 68th miracle to be recognised at the fabled French shrine of Lourdes, Catholic officials said Thursday https://www.thelocal.fr/20121012/walking-nun-declared-a-miracle Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:29:00 +0200 walking-nun-declared-a-miracle