{"id":1033601,"date":"2025-08-26T10:42:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/?page_id=1033601"},"modified":"2025-08-26T14:11:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T12:11:36","slug":"5-reasons-to-give","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/supporting-sanctuary-lourdes\/5-reasons-to-give\/","title":{"rendered":"5 raisons de donner au Sanctuaire de Lourdes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1033601\" class=\"elementor elementor-1033601 elementor-1025219\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cfeeae elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cfeeae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02bc77f\" data-id=\"02bc77f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4d075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3a4d075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e72068 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e72068\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5315277\" data-id=\"5315277\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf1209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bbf1209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-897d5de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"897d5de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 reasons to donate to the Sanctuary of Lourdes<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deff42b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"deff42b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">_________________<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69dde582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69dde582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/supporting-sanctuary-lourdes\/why-make-donation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donating<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanctuary of Lourdes<\/a> means actively participating in its spiritual, humanitarian and solidarity mission.<\/p><h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Here are 5 reasons to donate:<\/span><\/h2><h4>Reason #1. Support a place of faith and hope<\/h4><p>Every year, Lourdes welcomes more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/lourdes-attendance\/\">3 million pilgrims<\/a> from all over the world.<br \/>Your donations help to maintain this place of prayer, contemplation, and peace, accessible to all, regardless of their means.<\/p><h4>Reason No. 2. Help people who are sick or have a disability<\/h4><p>The Sanctuary is a special place that welcomes vulnerable people. Donations are used to fund <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/?page_id=1034971&amp;preview=true\">medical facilities<\/a> to enable them to fully experience their pilgrimage.<\/p><h4>Reason No. 3: Preserving spiritual and historical heritage<\/h4><p>Three basilicas, 25 chapels, facilities and natural areas covering 55 hectares require constant maintenance. Your support helps to preserve this unique heritage, steeped in history and faith.<\/p><h4>Reason No. 4. Supporting the mission of evangelisation<\/h4><p>Donations are also used to train <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/benevole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">volunteers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hospitalite-nd-lourdes.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hospitaliers,<\/a> to organise celebrations, particularly the great processions, and to spread the Message of Lourdes throughout the world.<\/p><h4>Reason No. 5. An act of generosity that makes sense<\/h4><p>Giving to the Sanctuary is a concrete gesture of faith, gratitude, or solidarity. 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