On a World Tour, a young adventurer finds herself in one of Kali Ma's most famous temples. Then, an austere sacrifice.

Thousands of pilgrims gathered in southern Spain on Monday to honour the Virgin of El Rocío, a revered Catholic icon of the ...

In Spain, about a million people have participated in the annual pilgrimage honoring the Rocío Virgin, a Catholic icon of the ...

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims slogged for days under a punishing sun through country roads, sandy paths, even a ...

Love filled the air at Blessed Virgin Mary, Help of Christians on May 24 as 15 couples united in marriage in Queens.

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past three days.

We celebrate by remembering tales of apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Ireland. May devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary ... century and May devotions spread around the Roman Catholic Church ...

Vatican Media/Abaca/Sipa USA "Throughout my life, and during my ministry as a priest and bishop, I have always entrusted myself to the Mother of Our Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary," Francis wrote ...

For bishops and archbishops, the liturgical clothes for a funeral include the alb, a white tunic held by a traditional cord called cincture, the amice, a short linen cloth to cover the neck, and a red ...

Participants of all ages carried roses, rosaries and images of the Virgin ... Participants gathered around the platform carrying the Virgin Mary sculpture and recited prayers and hymns before ...

“Mary is the model of perfect love and obedience to Christ. God preserved Mary from sin, and she conceived our Lord by the power of the Holy Spirit, bringing Christ into our world ...

There was dancing for Our Lady of Guadalupe in front of the shrine that bears her image. Others paid their respects, and asked the Blessed Virgin ... who suffer around the world—because he ...