Loreto is a charming hill town of some 10,000 inhabitants in the central Italian region known as the Marches. It is famed throughout the world for the Holy House of the Virgin Mary of Nazareth.

They all traveled hundreds of miles to step inside the Virgin Mary’s house, which is preserved inside a basilica in the small Italian town of Loreto. Catholic pilgrims have flocked to the Holy ...

They all traveled hundreds of miles to step inside the Virgin Mary's house, which is preserved inside a basilica in the small Italian town of Loreto. Catholic pilgrims have flocked to the Holy ...

What began as a simple pilgrimage to the Holy House of Loreto for Bishop Kevin Rhoades turned into a memorable Marian ordeal. Bishop Kevin Rhoades visited the Holy House of Mary in Loreto ...

How was the Holy House of the Virgin Mary transported from its original location in Nazareth, Palestine, to the town of Loreto on Italy's Adriatic coast?

In a file photo, Pope Francis prays before a statue of Our Lady of Loreto at the Sanctuary of the Holy House on the feast of the Annunciation in Loreto, Italy, March 25, 2019. (Credit: CNS photo ...

Sir, – Frank McNally's discussion of the Holy House of Loreto (An Irishman's Diary, December 10th) reminds me that the Holy House provides a central episode in Brian Friel's 1993 play ...