Pope Francis is visiting Portugal Friday to honor and canonize two shepherd children who saw visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago. Thousands of pilgrims from around the world are joining the ...

A group of pilgrims from Lisbon embrace after their arrival at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima Friday, May 12 2017, in Fatima, Portugal. Pope Francis will canonize on Saturday two poor, illiterate ...

For decades, a popular expression in Portugal has referred to the country's "three F's." Futebol. Fado. Fátima. Millions of pilgrims travel to Fátima every year, where it is said that the Virgin Mary ...

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 ...

In this photo taken May 4, 2017, a photograph of Pope Francis, Francisco in Portuguese, is displayed in the window of a shop selling statues of Our Lady of Fatima, in Fatima, Portugal. Pope Francis is ...