Miracles at both shrines show how God uses simple elements — just as he did in Scripture — to bring healing and conversion.

The first of 18 apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes to 14-year-old St. Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France, happened on this day in history, Feb. 11, 1858.

COMMENTARY: After the Blessed Mother appeared to her in 1858, the French peasant girl sought simple religious life 400 miles ...

Lourdes is a famous pilgrimage site in France where the waters are believed to have healing powers. Christians go there to study the Bible and pray, which may lead to spiritual growth. People ...