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Fire destroys half of the Chapels of Light at Lourdes shrine

July 14, 2022

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CWN Editor's Note: A fire has destroyed four of the eight Chapels of Light at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in France.

Vincent Neymon, director of communications and resources at the shrine, “speculated that the wind caused a candle to ignite the wooden frame of one of the chapels,” according to the report.

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