The Virgin Mary is sitting with her son Jesus in a lush Alberta forest, surrounded by deer drinking from a gurgling stream, with the majestic Three Sisters peaks in the background. "The window cries out to you 'Rocky Mountains,' and there is
Pope Francis will lead the major shrines around the world in praying the rosary to implore Mary's intercession and protection amid the coronavirus pandemic. The pope will pray at the replica of the Lourdes Grotto in the Vatican Gardens May 30, the
St. John Paul II, the longest reigning pope in modern history, was born May 18, 1920, and the national shrine in Washington dedicated to the pontiff will celebrate the centennial of his birth with a series of virtual events May 16-22. The
Catherine Naja of suburban Pittsburgh started making a pocket shrine last fall, even though she has little experience in sewing anything. She cut out the pattern of a cross and hand stitched two layers of fabric to hold medals and other little
OKLAHOMA CITY (CNS) — Archbishop Paul S. Coakley broke ground Nov. 3 for the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in south Oklahoma City. “What we are about to construct here we are building for the honor and glory of God whose goodness, whose
St. John Paul II’s feast day, on Oct. 22, will mark the 41st anniversary of his first homily given as pontiff, in which he uttered those now-famous words that became a hallmark of his papacy: “Do not be afraid. Open wide the
The Catholic Church in Ireland has confirmed that a woman who was seriously ill with multiple sclerosis experienced a complete healing of all her symptoms at Knock shrine in September 1989.
The rosary walk at a new shrine to be built in the Gallup Diocese to honor St. Kateri Tekakwitha "will imitate" the life and example of the Native American saint, popularly known as the "Lily of the Mohawks," said Gallup Bishop James
Not even a church where miracles have occurred is safe from being closed for good in the American Northeast. On the weekend of Oct. 13, people who attended Mass at St. Anne’s Church and Shrine in Fall River, Massachusetts, were told that
Dublin is just 200 miles from Knock’s sanctuary. But from the modern and cosmopolitan atmosphere of the capital to this remote village in northwest Ireland, it seems almost like traveling in time. The landscape around the village has that bright green color