From Lourdes a Call for "Genuine Spiritual Liberation"
(14 Sept 08 - RV) “Now it is time to work towards a genuine spiritual liberation”
That
is the heart of Pope Benedict XVI’s lengthy message to the bishops of France, a message
he delivered to them in St Bernadette’s’ Church in Lourdes this evening.
The
Pope travelled to the Sanctuary this weekend on pilgrimage marking the 150th
anniversary of the Marian Apparitions of Lourdes to the child Bernadette.
Philippa
Hitchen is in Lourdes with Pope Benedict: