Archive photo of the day
Archive photo of the dayProcession at Lourdes, 1964
Stars and Stripes
July 12, 2021
Lourdes, France, May, 1964: Pilgrims marching in a candlelight parade near the Rosary Church are seen in a time-exposure photo. Every year, thousands visit the grotto marking the spot where, in 1858, young Bernadette Soubirous said the Virgin Mary appeared to her. Miraculous cures have been attributed to the waters at the shrine’s spring.