According to the Fátima Shrine, on the evening of Sunday, May 12, about 250,000 pilgrims participated in the prayers and the traditional candlelight procession. Candlelight procession at Fátima, ...

FATIMA, Portugal− As wars rage in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere, tens of thousands of faithful prayed for peace on Sunday at Portugal's Fatima shrine, one of Catholicism's most famous sanctuaries. The ...

The world’s tallest monument dedicated to Our Lady of Fátima was inaugurated in Crato, located in Ceará state in northeastern ...

OLD TAPPAN, N.J.-- A sacred statue within the Catholic Church is on a worldwide pilgrimage and has just arrived in New Jersey. She comes in peace. Greeted with cheers, Our Lady of Fatima was carefully ...

FATIMA, Portugal, May 12 (Reuters) - As wars rage in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere, tens of thousands of faithful prayed for peace on Sunday at Portugal's Fatima shrine, one of Catholicism's most famous ...

Pope Francis on Saturday expressed his sorrow over the legalization of euthanasia in Portugal. “Today when we celebrate the memory of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to the little shepherds of ...

FATIMA, Portugal — Motorcycle rallies have a reputation for beer drinking, rock ‘n’ roll and perhaps the odd brawl. But at an annual gathering in northern Portugal, the strongest tipple is a sip of ...

Pope Benedict XVI leads a vespers service at the Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Fatima, Portugal, May 12, 2010. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters) The Shrine of Fátima is not considering ...

Around 80,000 pilgrims gathered at the Roman Catholic shrine of Fatima in central Portugal on Thursday to mark the anniversary of what is said to be the final apparition of the Virgin Mary to three ...

Working on this piece was, for me, a form of prayer in motion,’ says sculptor, who is now planning a trip to the Marian ...

LISBON (Reuters) -An estimated 1.5 million people packed a riverside park in Portugal's capital on Saturday, braving a relentlessly scorching sun for hours for an evening prayer service with Pope ...

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