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.

Portuguese and foreign pilgrims take part in the second and final day of the annual pilgrimage to the Catholic shrine of Fatima in central Portugal. According to Catholic belief, the Virgin Mary ...

Pope Francis will make a whirlwind visit to the shrine of Fatima in central Portugal on Saturday as part of his visit to the country for World Youth Day festivities.

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 ...

FATIMA, Portugal (AP) — An estimated 180,000 motorcyclists gathered Sunday at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in central Portugal for the ninth annual Pilgrimage of the Blessing of Helmets. Carlos ...

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 ...