Sunday 21 October 2012

Pilgrims evacuated after flooding around the shrine of Lourdes


Hundreds of Roman Catholic pilgrims, some sick and disabled, were evacuated from the shrine of Lourdes in France, as the Gave de Pau River overflowed from days of rain.
Lourdes is a famous shrine in France, where Catholics believe the Virgin Mary appeared to a peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous, in a grotto in 1858. The Catholic church recognizes 67 miracles linked to the shrine. Last year more than six million visitors traveled to Lourdes, with many disabled or sick people praying for a cure.  Read more and view video.

No comments:

Post a Comment