13 Sep 2023 | News
Notre Dame de l’Habit (Our Lady of Pity) is a small chapel built around the year 1515 and was given to Fr. Moreau in 1847. Ten years before his death, he gave it to the nearby Parish of Domfront-en-Champagne, which belongs to the Diocese of Le Mans. Oftentimes Fr....
12 Sep 2023 | News
It’s in Laigné-en-Belin, birthplace of Blessed Basile Moreau, that the priests, permanent deacons and Bishop Vuillemin of Le Mans met on Thursday, September 7 to launch the new pastoral year of the diocese. Laigné-en-Belin is located in the western missionary sector,...
6 Sep 2023 | News
A novena of prayer was begun this morning at the Shrine in preparation for the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. You can find it (in French) on the website of the parish of Our Lady of Holy Cross, on the «News»...
5 Sep 2023 | News
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the entry into heaven of Blessed Basile Moreau, the archives and museums of the Congregation of Holy Cross in Montreal present a wide selection of treasures from their reserves. These archival documents, photographs, exhibits and...
1 Sep 2023 | News
In June and July, Maria Murinova, Luke Schafer, Maria Semersheim and Katherine Smith, all students at Notre Dame du Lac (Indiana), came to Le Mans to spend time at the Shrine, with the Congregation of Holy Cross and with parishioners of Our Lady of Holy Cross. Here’s...
4 Jul 2023 | News
On Friday, June 30, there was an evening presentation for the parishioners and our new bishop, Bishop Jean-Pierre Vuillemin, to showcase the various services of the parish and the preliminary project for the new presbytery. Architect Mr. Jean-Louis Delaroux...