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Who visits Lourdes?
It is mainly Catholics, but anyone can go and many people who are not Catholic go to Lourdes too.
Where do Roman Catholics go on their piligrimages?
Lourdes
What does the Hajj have in common with Lourdes?
The Hajj is a pilgrimage undertaken by Muslims who go to Mecca. Lourdes is a place of pilgrimage for Catholics. Millions of Muslims go each year to Mecca and millions of Catholics go each year to Lourdes.
Do Catholics go to Lourdes?
Yes. It is a very special place for Catholics and millions of people visit it every year.
Followers of what religion go to laurdes?
Roman Catholics believe that healing miracles have happened and continue to happen at Lourdes, which is why they go there.
How many times do christians have to go to Lourdes?
Christians don't have to go to Lourdes any time. Being a christian does not require believers to go on pilgrimages to any place for any reason because Christianity is not about about how many times you go somewhere or how many times you pray each day- that is religion. Christianity is about a persons relationship to God not religion.
Who goes Lourdes?
Ill people go to Lourdes or if people have disabilities e.g. if someone was blind they would go to Lourdes to get their eyesyght back. Not everyone can get cured by going to Lourdes. Mainly the Roman Catholics but Methodists, Anglicans, Baptists and Presbyterians do too. Anybody is allowed to go but it is a place of pilgrimage so mostly religious people visit there
How many times do Roman Catholics go to Mass?
Some devout Catholics go to Mass daily. But generally only Sunday is the day of obligation.
What is the religion in Lourdes?
Lourdes is a small, pretty town in the south of France which is the site of a Christian shrine where a young girl called Bernadette claimed to have a vision of the Virgin Mary. France is predominantly Roman Catholic country. Therefore, as far as the religion is concerned, Lourdes is a Christian site. However, as far as denomination is concerned (i.e. the branch of the Christian Church with which it is associated), most visitors to Lourdes tend to be Roman Catholics. However, as a non-Catholic (I am a member of the Church of England) when I visited Lourdes myself a couple of years ago I found that there were many denominations represented their as well as Roman Catholics including Anglicans (like myself) Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, and so on - and even non-believers who nevertheless wanted to experience the almost tangible spirituality of this special place.
How would you get to Lourdes?
There is an airport near Lourdes, so many people fly to it and are then brought to Lourdes by bus. People also go other ways, depending on where they are coming from. They could drive, or go by bus or train. So there are many ways of getting to Lourdes.
Who mainly visits Lourdes?
Mainly it is Catholics going there on pilgrimage. Anyone can visit, so you will have non-Catholics going to see it, and general tourists. As well as the religious aspects, Lourdes is a big town, so people will go for other practical reasons too, like any town. There is also a rugby team there, as rugby is popular in the south of France, so some people would go to see matches there. But the vast majority of people that go to Lourdes are going there because it is a place of pilgrimage.
How many Christians go to Lourdes?
Hundreds of thousands go every year.
