{"id":1037130,"date":"2025-08-07T15:59:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/?page_id=1037130"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:29:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T09:29:35","slug":"why-make-donation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/supporting-sanctuary-lourdes\/why-make-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pourquoi faire un don au Sanctuaire de Lourdes ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1037130\" class=\"elementor elementor-1037130 elementor-1034537\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ec3bc09 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ec3bc09\" 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-7ed573c8\" data-id=\"7ed573c8\" 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-5278a97d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5278a97d\" 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-54d16e22 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54d16e22\" 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-26c6b3d1\" data-id=\"26c6b3d1\" 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-788a7557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"788a7557\" 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-4dfa22a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dfa22a0\" 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\">Why 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-425c1c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"425c1c1c\" 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-271247bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"271247bb\" 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 class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/supporting-sanctuary-lourdes\/\">Donating<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.com\/en\/\">Sanctuary<\/a> of Lourdes means contributing to the life of a unique place of faith, hospitality and solidarity, where more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/pilgrimages-to-lourdes\/les-pelerins-de-lourdes\/\">3 million pilgrims,<\/a> including many people who are sick or have a disability, come to seek comfort, hope and healing. Your generosity helps to preserve this spiritual and historical heritage, finance facilities for the most vulnerable, maintain the infrastructure and places of worship, and support the pastoral missions of the Sanctuary and the celebration of major liturgies. 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