On May 13, 1917, three shepherd children in the little Portuguese town of Fatima were astonished to be visited by a beautiful woman who spoke to them about a heavenly plan for peace for the world.
Friday, October 4, 20130221Making his first pilgrimage as pope to the birthplace of his papal namesake, Pope Francis called on the whole church to imitate St. Francis of Assisi, embracing poverty and stripping itself of the "spirit of world."