Around 80,000 pilgrims gathered at the Roman Catholic shrine of Fatima in central Portugal on Thursday to mark the anniversary of what is said to be the final apparition of the Virgin Mary to three ...

FATIMA, Portugal− As wars rage in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere, tens of thousands of faithful prayed for peace on Sunday at Portugal's Fatima shrine, one of Catholicism's most famous sanctuaries. The ...

Thousands of worshippers have already gathered in Fatima, some kneeling in penitance before the shrine - Copyright AFP Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA Thousands of ...

They came from all over the world to visit one of Catholicism’s most famous shrines. Over 270,000 pilgrims gathered at the sanctuary of Fátima in Portugal on Monday, to celebrate the first reported ...

Pope Benedict XVI leads a vespers service at the Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Fatima, Portugal, May 12, 2010. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters) The Shrine of Fátima is not considering ...

A priest holding a police motorcycling helmet, blesses the helmets of faithful during the IX Pilgrimage of the Blessing of Helmets that draws tens of thousands at the Roman Catholic holy shrine of ...

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 ...

FATIMA, Portugal — Motorcycle rallies have a reputation for beer drinking, rock ‘n’ roll and perhaps the odd brawl. But at an annual gathering in northern Portugal, the strongest tipple is a sip of ...

VATICAN CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Pope Francis will travel to Portugal from Aug. 2-6 to attend the World Youth Day and visit the Shrine of Fatima, the Vatican said on Monday. World Youth Day, a global ...

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