We laud magnificent Catholic churches of old, yet often mourn the barely attended Masses. But a spring pilgrimage my husband and I made to Spain and Portugal, revealed a Church still very much alive.

Being in Fatima, Portugal, on May 13, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, is a taste of heaven. Song and prayer fill the air as groups walk down the main street throughout the days and nights leading up ...

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 ...

Whether you’re a devout Catholic or just a curious gawker, the place is a marvel and worth a visit. In what might be mistaken for a God-forsaken corner of central Portugal, tens of thousands witnessed ...

In what might be mistaken for a God-forsaken corner of central Portugal, tens of thousands witnessed an apparition in 1917 — and the lonely little town of Fátima became a major pilgrimage site for ...

A cardinal celebrating Mass at Portugal’s Fatima shrine on Thursday said that the world needs a “spiritual restart” as well as economic reconstruction after the pandemic. Preaching on the May 13 feast ...

Thousands of pilgrims have arrived at the Shrine of Fatima in Portugal for the 13 May celebrations. The candlelight procession is the most eagerly awaited moment of the pilgrimage, the first after the ...

Pope Francis heads to Fatima on Friday on a pilgrimage that will see him canonise two child shepherds who reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago. Some 400,000 pilgrims from around the ...