Heaven Spoke, a Child Listened: Bernadette Soubirous | Kairos Global | April 2025

Despite this, sceptics kept on accusing her of lying or seeking attention. Authorities subjected her to relentless questioning, treating her like a criminal rather than a child. Police even threatened to imprison her if she did not retract her statements. Yet Bernadette, always calm, would answer simply: ‘I am charged with telling you, not making you believe.’

The sun hung low in the February sky, casting a golden glow over the countryside of Lourdes. Fourteen-year-old Bernadette, frail and wrapped in layers against the winter chill, picked her way carefully over the rocky ground near the Massabielle Grotto. She had come with her sister and a friend to gather firewood. As the cold wind swept through the air, she heard a rustling near the river.

Turning…

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