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Online Christian pilgrimage: How a virtual tour to Lourdes follows a tradition of innovation

  • Written by Samuel L. Boyd, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
imagePeople wearing masks and social distancing at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes on May 30, 2020.Laurent Dart/AFP via Getty Images

The Catholic Church held what is being termed as the first online pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France. Earlier this spring, for the first time in its 162-year existence the shrine was closed...

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