A rebirth for Lourdes, France, driven somewhat by the saintly life of Bernadette
(WorldNews France)

Europe World A rebirth for Lourdes, France, driven somewhat by the saintly life of Bernadette The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes (Notre Dame de Lourdes) is the centerpiece of the town and features a soaring Gothic cathedral built over the grotto where Bernadette is said to have had her visions. (Chris O`Brien / For The Times) Dazed by a series of light-filled spiritual apparitions in a remote southwestern French grotto, a teenager named Bernadette dressed in mid-19th century peasant garb hesitates for just a moment. She then glides to the edge of the stage where she lifts her head and bursts into an emotion-drenched ballad that would make Celine Dion proud. Advertisement `I was born in the...