Our Lady of Aparecida is one of the largest and most visited shrines in the world. The number of Confessions increased by 84%!
Miss Universe Brazil Maria Gabriela Lacerda wore a costume honoring Our Lady of Aparecida, the patron saint of Brazil, during the Miss Universe pageant.
The Brazilian leader recounts that the Pope had to decline a trip for the COP30 in November due to Jubilee Year commitments -- but he hopes to visit later.
The first pope from the United States mentioned four saints from the Americas in his first apostolic exhortation, "Dilexi Te."
The 51-meter (167-foot) Our Lady of Fátima has become the largest Marian statue in the world, lifting hearts and eyes heavenward.
In Brazil — the country with the most Catholics in the world — a traditional festival in Ceará brings together huge crowds in honor of the Virgin Mary every year.
“If Jesus wants it, I want it too”: It was with these words that Lucas Mancilha, imitating Blessed Chiara Luce, embraced the cross that God gave him.
Raised a Presbyterian, this Brazilian pastor embarked on a faith journey marked by questions, spiritual experiences, and a sincere search for truth.
A widow and mother of eight children, Sister Sebastiana fulfilled her childhood dream by entering religious life at the age of 55, supported by her son, the bishop of Dourados, Brazil.
The future "blesseds" and "venerables" include martyrs of the Nazis and the Spanish Civil War, a servant of the poor, priests, religious, laity, and a deacon.
In the Brazilian Amazon, a frontier land, Friar Paolo Maria shares the efforts and trials necessary to spread the Gospel in this vast region.
More than just viral internet fodder, the Beatboxing Nuns of the Copiosa Redencao congregation have an important mission.
Sr. Inah Canabarro Lucas has passed away at the age of 116 after a long life devoted to God and serving others.
Watch the moving moment when Fr. Ademir Antonio Gramelik Dalcol offered comfort to a homeless woman as she sat by the altar.
A Brazilian couple has been married for a staggering 84 years, and this one simple ingredient is key to their union.
Brazilian kitesurfer Bruno Lobo happened upon a young girl who was about to drown and brought her to shore, thanking God for “using him” to save her.
At an impressive 116 years and 212 days, Sr. Inah Canabarro Lucas has become the oldest person alive.
