Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes: Investigating medically unexplained cures | 60 Minutes

Bill Whitaker reports on the unexplained healings that have occurred at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in the south of France, and the team of world-renowned doctors and researchers who investigate the claims of cures.

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[yeezysuperman]

As a disabled person, I can tell you, my Catholic faith gets me through all obstacles I may face. Praise Him!

[anilpinto]

“I didn’t get the miracle I wanted but I got the one I needed”. That’s the most powerful statement I’ve heard - God bless all

[lightowl]

Finally! A story where main stream media is NOT spewing bigotry towards the Catholic church. That is truly a miracle. Thank you 60 minutes.
The movie "Song of Bernadette" tells the story of this Marian apparition.

[kaloarepo]

Had a cousin who had cancer who went to Lourdes as a last resort in hope of a cure but unfortunately wasn't cured but she stated the experience made her accept her fate and in a way that was a type of miracle!

[suebenson]

20 years ago my Grandson was born with a heart condition. We were told he would need a heart transplant . His mother decided to have him baptized before his surgery. The priest asked us to place our hands over him, and asked for God’s healing. I went home got on my knees and begged God for healing. We had lost my husband a year earlier. We had a dry summer, so I asked for a sign of rain. The next day at Children’s Hospital in St.Louis, we were waiting for the latest test. It started storming, with heavy rain. My Son and his wife walked in where the family was waiting.His sweet Mother shouted “It’s a miracle “. The latest test showed he would just need minor surgery . He is 20 years old now, healthy and a joy . So YES I believe in miracles! Praise GOD!

[michelesfo]

My young son and I said the rosary. He had a scary diagnosis, and when we went for a checkup, multiple doctors ran out to speak to me. His condition was no more. A miracle.

[annk]

I’m stage 4 breast and brain cancer. I’m 42. God has blessed me beyond words! I’ve been blessed with 4 miracles so far in a year and god and Mary continue to bless me every day. Without God and his disciples we have nothing. Without Mary our mother we have nothing. 🙏🏽✝️❤️

[dreambig]

My 3 year old was diagnosed with Lennox Gastaut. He had 100 seizures a day. It was a nightmare for a year. Doctors said he would die or be left in a wheelchair with mental deficits. My aunt from Italy sent me holy water from Lourdes from when she visited. My son stopped having seizures at the age of 5. And is completely healthy now and ready to graduate high school. We also prayed to Padre PIO. So he was given a miracle. He is a miracle. 🙏

[SSGermain]

This is so TRUE.
My Dad a non believer, an a Hindu, climbed the thousand steps to the top, of Notre Dame.
His legs healed which were in pain climbing up.
He only requested Mother help me to climb up.
Then he was completely converted..
He even went to Lourdes after and brought us Holy water from there..
I myself had my legs healed in The Church of the Miraculous Medallion.
Because I only asked for the pain in my legs.
I had a tumor then, but I didn't ask for the full body.
Prayers are powerful.
Always pray for full Healing of Entire body.
AMEN .
Hallelujah Hallelujah

[Uahoj]

Very nice journalism here. I would only add a theological question: "why would God intervene in some cases and not others." As a visitor to Lourdes, I believe that God has intervened in all the cases, not just 71. Like the handicapped gentleman said, all healings are not necessarily physical, but primarily spiritual - giving people an inexplicable peace and helping them to cope with their difficult life situations.

[kayfarquar]

Thank you to 60 Minutes for doing this story. This is the kind of news that is not nearly covered enough.

[utubefreshie]

My mother had epilepsy althroughout her childhood in the Philippines. In the 50s to 60s, they could only give you heavy barbiturates and there was (and still is I believe) no cure to epilepsy. So she suffered with this as a child. When she was 18, she went with her parents on a trip to Europe. One of the stops was in Lourdes, France. My grandparents were devout Catholics and at that point, the thinking was what is there to lose? My mom's epileptic attacks stopped after that visit to Lourdes. Maybe there's a scientific and medical explanation. Maybe her body healed itself. We will never know for sure. But to this day, my mother believes it was Lourdes that healed her. Amazing. She is 74 now and still a devout believer.

[artmcpharlin]

Been their and I am a believer. Most solemn place I have been and the most miraculous. My very best experience in 89 years on GOD's earth.

[marthaelenacorral]

When training in medicine/surgery in USA, I saw several miracles, some of which could not be explained by science, while others perhaps resulted from our team's work. It was my practice to say a small prayer before doing a procedure on a patient. For example, one patient with pancreatic cancer was being evaluated for chemotherapy after surgical removal of the cancer mass (survival about 5%). After surgery, his family and friends would surround his ICU bed to pray daily. Lab results showed NOT a single cancerous cell in this patient, and he was discharged to home. My Catholic faith was reaffirmed each time I was fortunate to witness God's interventions firsthand.

[abigailgreenwald]

I am not religious, but the Universe
is far more mysterious and wondrous than we can comprehend.
In 2015 my father went into the hospital, and suffered organ failure. We were calling relatives and friends to say their goodbyes. The hospital rabbi had been praying with us, and the priest offered to pray as well. We said sure, what can it hurt.
Well, I kid you not, my father went from organ failure, literally dying, and he actually pulled out of it. He was alive for one more year after that.
I don't know why this happened, but none of the doctors could explain it. So far as I am concerned, it was a miracle. And it wasn't just one faith involved. It was a blessing to have the extra time with him, and for him to be able to end life on his own terms.

[flagal]

Bill Whitaker did an excellent job with this show...he was kind, respectful and very empathetic towards these people. This was very uplifting and inspiring.

[octoberdawn]

I swear watered from Lourdes helped me get sober and stay sober. I was a horrible alcoholic and it is absolutely a generational curse that runs through my mother and my father.. it killed my mom. Every time I would buy a rosary with water from lords in the centerpeice, the water would disappear within a week. So I stay stocked up from the Franciscan Ministries. I keep it in a spray bottle and I just pray a little bit every once in a while....
Believe it or not ...that's fine with me.
But I believe it. Song of Bernadette was my favorite favorite movie when I 1st got sober... over 7 years now 💛💛💛 I'm also Catholic and I absolutely believe that Christ is present in the Eucharist and I've learned this week that more than 70% of Catholics don't believe that.... 😔 that makes me so sad. I know somebody's going to attack me in the comments and that's OK. I hope that you find peace in your life.

[timothymacdonnell]

I like how the guy said that the huge change in his attitude was in itself a miracle.

[truthhurtsalwaysu]

I saw on TV of a woman from Miami, who was given months to live by her Oncologists. Her friend told her to travel to Lourdes . Against medical advice, as MDs worried that she could die on the plane, she went with her spouse, who was also against it, initially . She was completely healed and is now living as a normal human being, which baffled her MDs as Science couldnt explain it.

[fr.loomis]

The journalism demonstrated here is so refreshing. It was respectful, unbiased, open-minded, but thorough, and rich. Thank you!