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Lourdes has been one of the most important Marian shrines in Europe since Our Lady appeared to Saint Bernadette in the 19th century, with thousands of pilgrims visiting the town each year.

A traditional icon, commissioned by Galway Advertiser founder Ronnie O’Gorman who passed away in May, was consecrated on Friday night on the feast of St Nicholas, at the Patronal Vespers at St Nicholas Collegiate Church.

A traditional icon, commissioned by Galway Advertiser founder Ronnie O'Gorman who passed away in May, will be unveiled tomorrow night (Friday) on the feast of St Nicholas, at the Patronal Vespers at St Nicholas Collegiate Church.

The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora and the Diocese of Clonfert together with Bishop Michael Duignan will welcome relics of Little Bernadette, who had eighteen encounters with the Blessed Virgin Mary, to the West of Ireland.

After months of lockdown, Knock Shrine has reopened the iconic Basilica for daily Mass.

The visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to Knock Shrine in August 2018 as part of the celebration of the World Meeting of Families is warmly remembered by the thousands of pilgrims who gathered to greet him on that occasion.

Knock Shrine in Co Mayo is getting ready for a massive influx of up to 150,000 pilgrims for the annual National Novena, which starts today, August 14 and continues for nine days. This year’s Novena has an international flavour. The Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, will be in Knock Shrine on Friday to perform the official opening of the nine day programme. His Eminence is leading a group of some 170 pilgrims from the Archdiocese of New York, who arrived to Mayo on Sunday morning as part of a historic first chartered pilgrimage flight by Aer Lingus between New York and Ireland West Airport Knock.

Early on Sunday morning (August 9), it was a historic day for Ireland West Airport Knock and Knock Shrine when the first transatlantic pilgrimage flight by Aer Lingus from New York touched down on Mayo soil ahead of schedule at 7.30am. More than 170 pilgrimage passengers were on the flight and they were greeted on the tarmac by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, who was on hand to witness this historic event.

Knock Shrine is getting ready to welcome the Archbishop of New York, His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who is coming to Mayo on August 9 on an historic transatlantic flight into Ireland West Airport Knock.

Parishioners and visitors to Knock over the Easter holiday were treated to a first look at the Shrine’s massively revamped Basilica, which closed last October for a major renovation project.