Welcome to Lourdes, City of Miracles

Miracle City (2008): Ever since a vision of the Virgin Mary 150 years ago Lourdes has acquired a reputation as a place where sicknesses can be miraculously cured. For similar stories, see: Saving France's Secular Identity    • Saving France's Secular Identity?   A Prized Medicinal Mushroom High Up In Bhutan's Mountains    • Video   Does The Rolling Stone Pope Hide A Controversial Past?    • Video   Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/film/3934 Like us on Facebook:   / journeymanpictures   Follow us on Twitter:   / journeymanvod     / journeymannews   Follow us on Instagram:   / journeymanpictures   One hundred and fifty years ago in rural France, a girl collecting wood in a cave saw a vision of the Virgin Mary. From then on Lourdes, last chance saloon to the faithful and Catholic Disneyland to others, has boomed. Peadar Clarke was immobile due to Multiple Sclerosis and given four years to live when, he says, he was cured by the Virgin in his hotel room at Lourdes. Our lady was smiling at me, I remember smiling back. It was when my hands were out that I realised my hands weren t shaking anymore! And then Peadar realised that he could stand as well. ABC Australia - Ref. 3934 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world's most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world's top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you'll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.