MERCHANTVILLE, N.J., (CBS) -- All day crowds have flocked to St. Peter's Church in Merchantville. With bent knees and outstretched hands people lifted up prayers in the presence of the youngest ...

The remains of St. Maria Goretti lie near the altar during Mass at St. John Cantius Church in Chicago on Oct. 12. It was one of 54 churches where her body was exhibited during a U.S. tour. Antonio ...

In 1945 Pope Pius XII recognized Maria Goretti as a martyr, and on April 27, 1947, Maria Goretti was beatified. On June 24, 1950, more than 500,000 people attended the ceremony where Maria Goretti ...

WESTFIELD, Ind. (Oct. 20, 2015) — Westfield’s Saint Maria Goretti Church is hosting the remains and relics of its patron saint. Church leaders expect between 8,000 and 10,000 visitors Tuesday.

St. Maria Goretti was a simple farm girl who was murdered on July 6, 1902. She is a saint and is considered a martyr of purity. Refusing to give in to the licentious desires of attacker ...

A local pastor and nun took fundraising to new heights! Rev. John Nguyen and Sister Carolyn of St. Maria Goretti Church in Hatfield, Pennsylvania went skydiving Monday as part of a fundraising ...

The thirty-six graduating seniors pray, led by Monsignor James D. Watkins at St. Ann Catholic Church, holding baccalaureate Mass for the final graduating class of St. Maria Goretti High School ...

In 1945 Pope Pius XII recognized Maria Goretti as a martyr, and on April 27, 1947, Maria Goretti was beatified. On June 24, 1950, more than 500,000 people attended the ceremony where Maria Goretti ...

July 6 is the feast of St. Maria Goretti, an Italian girl who fought off an attempt at rape in 1902 and paid for it with her life. Pope Pius XII canonized her in 1950. I’ll admit that, every ...