Motorcycle rallies have a reputation for beer drinking, rock ‘n’ roll and perhaps the odd brawl. Over the weekend, an ...

In what might be mistaken for a God-forsaken corner of central Portugal, tens of thousands witnessed an apparition in 1917 — and the lonely little town of Fátima became a major pilgrimage site for ...

A cardinal celebrating Mass at Portugal’s Fatima shrine on Thursday said that the world needs a “spiritual restart” as well as economic reconstruction after the pandemic. Preaching on the May 13 feast ...

It’s hard to believe that this year there will be no pilgrims allowed at the Fatima shrine in Portugal for the annual May 13 celebrations to mark the 103rd anniversary of the first appearance of Our ...

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 ...

FATIMA, Portugal -- Pope Francis visited the Portuguese town of Fatima on Saturday to pray for peace at a shrine known for apocalyptic prophesies of hell, peace and Soviet communism that have found ...

Being in Fatima, Portugal, on May 13, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, is a taste of heaven. Song and prayer fill the air as groups walk down the main street throughout the days and nights leading up ...

Pope Francis visited Fátima, Portugal, on Saturday morning, where he prayed the rosary with young people with disabilities. Under the canopy of Fátima’s Chapel of Apparitions, which marks the exact ...

FATIMA, Portugal, May 13 (Reuters) - Florinda, 77, woke up at the crack of dawn on Thursday to mark one of Portugal's biggest religious celebrations - though not early enough to get a spot inside. Due ...

FATIMA, Portugal, May 12 (Reuters) - Suffering from an autoimmune disease, 71-year-old Maria Emilia travels - often by foot - to one of Catholicism's most famous sanctuaries in Portugal every year.