Loreto is a charming hill town of some 10,000 inhabitants in the central Italian region known as the Marches. It is famed throughout the world for the Holy House of the Virgin Mary of Nazareth.

And so Bishop Rhoades decided to visit the Holy House. Inside the basilica in Loreto.(Photo: Courtesy photo) There was just one problem: There weren’t any suitable places to stay in Loreto ...

They all traveled hundreds of miles to step inside the Virgin Mary’s house, which is preserved inside a basilica in the small Italian town of Loreto. Catholic pilgrims have flocked to the Holy ...

Pope Francis was adamant in not wanting the Catholic faithful who approached him after mass on Monday to kiss his papal ring Footage of the post-service meet-and-greet at the Loreto basilica ...

He later greeted the sick and the Capuchin Friars who run the Shrine of the Holy House, thanking them for their devotion to hearing Confessions in the Loreto basilica and for their work at the ...

In Loreto, St. John prayed that Mary ... intricately carved marble structure inside the main basilica, is actually made of three stone walls. The shrine's caretakers say research has shown ...