America’s got faith! You’ll find it in every state — in grand cathedrals and teeny chapels, in underwater statues and holy dirt. We’re even blessed with “Top 10 Cities of Faith.” Travel within a 150-mile radius of these 10 cities and you’ll
As COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease in Italy, the country's bishops are hoping a new tourism initiative will attract would-be pilgrims.
One way the June 1-Sept. 17 initiative, "Ora viene il bello" ("Now comes the beautiful"), hopes to draw pilgrims is by granting
They say when one door closes, another door opens.
When the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg closed its historical buildings to public tours last year due to the pandemic, its team opened a window, a Zoom window.
Rather than bringing
Monsignor Owen F. Campion shares how two churches in Washington, D.C., — the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and St. Matthew’s Cathedral — honor the Blessed Mother through numerous works of art, including those depicting Mary in the traditions of various
When the world shut down last year because of the pandemic, the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton decided it was time to reach outward.
The question was how -- when, for a time, people couldn't even visit the shrine in Emmitsburg?
In her latest column, Gretchen Crowe reviews Marion Amberg’s brand new (and gorgeous) book, “Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles: A Traveler’s Guide to Catholic America” from OSV. She writes: “Broken up into seven geographic areas, the book highlights more than 500 Catholic sites
Pope Francis has elevated the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock to the status of an International Shrine of Eucharistic and Marian Devotion.
In a message delivered from the Vatican via video link March 19, the feast of St. Joseph, Pope Francis
The faded black bonnet with its gently ruffled frill once framed the face of the nation's first American-born saint.
The black cap, a familiar sight in portraits of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, rested in a gray archival box back in Emmitsburg March 11
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception inaugurated its jubilee year Sept. 20 during a 100th anniversary Mass to commemorate the centennial of the placing of the shrine's foundation stone, upon which the largest Catholic church in North America
During her college years, assistant editor Ava Lalor was able to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin, many times. In her latest Openers column, she shares that this shrine has a special place in her heart