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.
Up to half a million people are expected to welcome Pope Benedict XVI at Our Lady of Fatima’s shrine when he visits May 13, the 10th anniversary of the beatification of Francisco and Jacinta Marto, ...
At 5 a.m. that spring day, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal was embraced by the glow of soft yellow lights coming from the basilica and the chapels around the square. The faint, almost ...
The Marian pilgrimage to Fatima this year will be held virtually due to Covid-19 restrictions, announced Cardinal António dos Santos Marto of Leiria-Fátima. Cardinal Marto, whose diocesean area covers ...