Pope Francis said Friday that Our Lady of Knock exemplifies the importance of prayer and hope as he officially designated the Knock Shrine as an international Marian and Eucharistic shrine. The pope ...

On the Sunday, closest to August 21, there is a grand celebration of Our Lady of Knock at St. Patrick Church in Norristown. This important day is held in honor of Our Lady, who appeared in a small ...

DUBLIN, Ireland — As Ireland grapples with high rates of depression and suicide, Irish filmmakers point to the Knock Shrine as a place of hope and healing. “We want to put Our Lady, our Blessed Mother ...

Pope John Paul II blesses the crowd in 1979 at the shrine of Our Lady of Knock in Ireland. Pope Francis will visit Dublin and Knock, Ireland, Aug. 25-26, mainly for the World Meeting of Families.

About 1.5 million people visit the shrine every year and it is a common destination in Ireland for Catholic pilgrims. Knock Shrine is the site of of an apparition of Mary, the Mother of God; St.

Pope Francis has elevated the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock to the status of an International Shrine of Eucharistic and Marian Devotion. In a message delivered from the Vatican via video ...

In a file photo, Pope Francis prays as he visits the Chapel of the Apparitions at the Knock Shrine in Knock, Ireland, Aug. 26, 2018. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen LEICESTER, United Kingdom – A ...

Observe the Feast of Our Lady of Knock from the comfort of your own home tonight with a special Irish American live stream event. On Sunday, August 16, the Central Association of the Miraculous Medal ...

On a wet Thursday evening, August 21st, 1879, fifteen people watched - for about two hours - a heavenly vision consisting of Our Lady, St. Joseph, St. John, the Heavenly Lamb and adoring Angels at the ...

During President Joe Biden’s four-day trip to Ireland, he plans to visit Our Lady of Knock in Knock, County Mayo, which witnesses claim was the site of an apparition of Mary, the Mother of God; St.