Record number of French military baptized at Lourdes

The number of adult baptisms in France has skyrocketed in 2024.

A record number of French armed forces personnel were baptized Saturday during the annual International Military Pilgrimage to Lourdes.

Members of the French armed forces are baptized at Lourdes on May 25, 2024. Screenshot from @LeSanctuaireNotreDamedeLourdes YouTube channel.

Nearly 180 catechumens from the four branches of the French military — the Army,