8 Jul 2019 | News
On Sunday, June 30, the Christian community at Our Lady of Holy Cross church (Le Mans) celebrated the blessing and dedication of a bell recently installed in the church loft. Made in 1866 by the famed Bollée bell factory, the bell, from the Marianite clinic in...
3 Jul 2019 | News
On Sunday, June 23, Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, 22 children received their first Holy Communion at the Shrine of Blessed Basil Moreau. It was also the occasion for Fr. John De Riso, csc, pastor and rector, to bless the shrine’s new tabernacle....
2 Jul 2019 | News
After probably over a century of an absence, a Cross finally rests once again on the peak of Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix in Le Mans, France. What happened to the original Cross remains uncertain. Some speculate that it was probably lost during the bombardment of Le...
4 Jun 2019 | News
It is with great joy that the Shrine welcomed students of Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, CA. They came to discover the birthplace of the Congregation of Holy Cross and get to know better its founder, Blessed Basil...
10 May 2019 | News
The Shrine of Blessed Basil Moreau has launched an appeal for donations in order to undertake several projects, including: the placement of a stone cross on the peak of the church (replacing one that was damaged during World War II), the installation of a bell...
2 Apr 2019 | News
The Shrine of Blessed Basil Moreau was pleased to welcome the catechumens of the Diocese of Le Mans for the Rite of Election, presided over by Msgr. Yves Le Saux, bishop of Le Mans. The Rite of Election is a significant step for those who wish to be received into the...
