In the first of a summer series by pilgrims, our foreign editor sees grace at work in Lourdes.
11 July 2024, The Tablet
Polishing the rock of Massabielle
It reminded me of a Lancashire mill town in an Ealing comedy: wholly ordered around a single industry
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception – or Upper Basilica – at Lourdes
photo: alamy/zuma/Le Pictorium, Nicolas Cleuet
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