A century ago, in the spring of 1916, the Angel of Peace appeared for the first time to three small children in Fatima, Portugal. The angel appeared two more times, preparing the children for six ...

The message of Fatima is a message that is relevant for all times. The focal point of this particular article is the 100th anniversary of the Angel of Peace and the significance of this Jubilee Year ...

Pope Francis gestures toward the crowd as he points out a statue of Our Lady of Fatima during his general audience on her feast day in 2015. (Credit: CNS/Paul Haring.) Listen It’s always interesting ...

It is "projected beyond the threats, dangers and horrors of history, to invite mankind to have confidence in God, to cultivate the great Hope." Recalling his recent trip to Portugal, Benedict XVI ...

VATICAN CITY – When Pope Francis travels to the Portuguese town of Fatima this weekend, he will be lending his blessing to a religious phenomenon that has captivated Catholics for a century: It ...

Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Conn., delivers the homily during a Sept. 23 Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. After the Mass, Caggiano ...

Pope Francis is undertaking a very different kind of papal trip at the end of this week. Unlike many of the other visits of his pontificate, he is not expected to focus on interreligious dialogue or ...