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Bishops gathered in Lourdes pray on their knees on the esplanade of the Rosary Basilica in a penitential gesture to ask God for forgiveness for sexual abuse in the Catholic church. IMAGES
Bishops of the Catholic Church gather in Lourdes for their annual meeting, one month after a devastating report by an independent commission on widespread child sex abuse within the insitution. IMAGES
79-year old Sister Bernadette Moriau, a French nun, claims to have experienced a medical miracle after a pilgrimage. Sister Bernadette suffered from partial paralysis of her leg for decades, but claimed to be completely healed after a visit to the Catholic shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes in 2008. Despite four operations, Sister Bernadette had suffered from chronic sciatica since the late 1960s and was unable to walk without medical equipment until the miracle happened Sister Bernadette's miracle hasn't been adequately explained by any medical professionals, and the Catholic church has officially recognized the incident as the 70th miracle to occur at the shrine.
Mark Wahlberg admits he regrets some of his film roles and he hopes God will forgive him for playing porn star Dirk Diggler in 'Boogie Nights'.
Arriving in Beaugency in the Loiret region, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal enjoys the crowds as part of a visit focusing on the revitalisation and attractiveness of small towns. IMAGES