Religion
Faith Matters - Pilgrims' Progress - Soldiers at Lourdes
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Some 12,000 military personnel from almost 50 countries took part in the annual pilgrimage to Lourdes in southwest France this year. In 2018 the military pilgrimage will take place for the 60th time. This year the 750 Germans who participated included Protestants and even non-churchgoers. In an attempt to discover what Lourdes means to young people today, we accompanied the pilgrims in uniform to this remarkable shrine.