“My name is Sonia and I live in Martinique.” Since she got retired, she used to spend half her time between her island and mainland France, six months here and six months there. But in May 2022, her husband passed away. Despite the pain, Sonia chose to continue sharing her
What should we choose for funerals, a Mass or just a blessing? Less than half of the French wish to have a religious service for their own obsequies. Still, when a loved-one dies, the question of choosing between a Mass and a blessing is raised. What are the factors to
Stéphane Bern kindly responded positively to our invitation in Montligeon. With great kindness, he filmed a video in which he explains how dear the place is to him and his support for the urgent work needed on the basilica.
To mark All Saints’ Day, the shrine of Notre-Dame de Montligeon is hosting an exceptional musical event: Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem, on Saturday November 1, 2025 at 6pm in the basilica. Conducted by Mathilde Kohn, this concert will bring together nearly 100 singers, children and parents alike, from the Petits Chanteurs
“I’m Father Mathieu Rey, editorial director of Radio Maria France, based near Toulon, and I’m very happy to discover this sanctuary,” says the priest. For the Feast of All Saints, he came with a small team to broadcast the Mass and meet the faithful. Radio Maria today has between 50,000
On 9th October 2025, we were off to meet the stained glass glaziers to immerse in the workshop of Ateliers Gouty, in the Normand town of Cormeilles (Eure). There the renovation of the stained-glass windows of the basilica has started, involving a number of processes: cleaning, unsetting, glass cutting, re-caming,
A gift from God for ourselves and the deceased Every day, in Montligeon and in many churches in the world, it is possible to benefit
2023 – 2029 Restoration campaign Our Lady’s basilica, at the outstanding shrine of Montligeon, where one comes and find comfort and hope, is in jeopardy
The death of a beloved is always cause of much grief. In societies saturated with information, fundamental interrogations relating to the meaning of life, death
Motorcyclists are invited to come to the Basilica of Our Lady of Montligeon on Sunday 25 June 2023 at 10.30 am for the Sunday Mass
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