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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

MILWAUKEE (WKOW) -- A former school teacher and director of music at St. Maria Goretti Parish was charged with child enticement and sexual assault. The charges are in Milwaukee County, and the ...

Welcomed by crowds of teary-eyed faithful, the remains of St. Maria Goretti, the youngest saint canonized by the Roman Catholic Church, arrived in Chicago at dawn Monday, with law enforcement ...

With St. Maria Goretti set to permanently close in June, there’s been much reflection on the Hagerstown Catholic high school’s rich sports history.

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 ...

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 ...