The uncovered facade of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary is pictured at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southwestern France in April 2023. (OSV News photo/courtesy Greg Erlandson) (OSV ...

The mosaics on the doors of the facade of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in southwestern France, are being covered in an undated photograph provided by ...

The basilica’s side doors were covered on the morning of March 31, and the two central doors will be covered in a few days, according to the shrine. Mosaics by alleged abuser Father Marko Rupnik are ...

The bishop of Lourdes says that he has received a “pile of letters” from Catholics all over the world as he considers whether to remove the shrine’s mosaics by alleged abuser Father Marko Rupnik.

When I enter a Catholic sacred space as a survivor of clerical sexual abuse, I carry more than just my faith. I carry the weight of betrayal, the constant calculation of safety and an acute awareness ...

Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes has decided to cover mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik at the entrance of the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, a move aimed at making the basilica more ...

The closed Basilica of Lourdes is pictured May 8, 2020, in Lourdes, southwestern France. The Vatican came under pressure Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, to explain why it didn’t prosecute a famous Jesuit ...

Look inside one of the world's largest underground cathedrals in Lourdes, France. Take a look inside one of the world’s largest underground basilicas—big enough to hold 25,000 people—where active and ...