A majority of survey participants (74 percent) said devotion to Mary has either “strengthened” or “very much strengthened” ...

The massive crowd that would gather once a year at a revered waterfall in central Haiti where the faithful would splash in ...

On my 67th birthday, traveling here alone, I prayed the rosary to the Creator of all things seen and unseen on a string of ...

Valeria — “Strong,” the name of Catholic saints like Valeria of Milan and Valerie of Limoges. Guadalupe — Named for Our Lady of Guadalupe, a title for the Virgin Mary associated with her 1531 ...

Inside, too many faces line the walls. I walk in and walk straight back out.

A million people make wilderness pilgrimage to honour 13th-century Virgin Mary icon The romería del Rocío has grown into one of world’s largest, most unique Catholic pilgrimages.

Sweat and tears before Mary, mother of God Hidden beneath the traditions and the festivities, many pilgrims are motivated by promises they made to the Virgin. After a double mastectomy for breast ...

Europe is full of surreal religious wonders. From the healing properties of the waters at Lourdes to the miraculous interventions of the Black Madonna in Częstochowa, Poland, there is no shortage of ...

It’s also why the rosary is one of the most widely used prayers — including publicly for the pope — and why popular devotions to the Virgin Mary, including processions and festivals, are so ...

The veneration of Virgin Mary is central to Catholics, from popes to the ordinary faithful.