Parishioners and Pope at Lourdes

The parish pilgrimage to Lourdes turned out to be a very special event for the 25 people from the area who came home last week from the famous French town.

By coincidence, they were sharing their time at the shrine with Pope Benedict, who was making his own rather more high-powered pilgrimage to the location where St Bernadette is believed to have had visions of Mary, Mother of God.

The parish group, which was away between 12-17 September, was led by Fr Michael Murphy PP.