The Church of St Anthony welcomed a first-class relic — a piece of St Anthony’s flesh — brought from Padua, Italy. The ...

There is a reason why would-be autocrats always make it a priority to go after the historians. Controlling the narrative of ...

A 20-foot, 800-pound cross that has traveled to almost 50 European capitals, known as the “Cross of Gratitude,” has recently ...

On Sunday (June 22), Bishop of Wrexham Peter Brignall led the National Pilgrimage of Thanksgiving at the historic Shrine of Saint Winefride in Holywell. That drew in a large crowd of pilgrims from ...

After signing the treaty, Governor Carver ordered food and drinks served, and Massasoit reportedly enjoyed the English ...

Each farm had an orchard with apple trees and pear trees. Ben recalled, “many kinds of berries growing on the stony pastures and along the stone fences … blueberries and blackberries as big as plums ...

I was sitting in my living room after supper on Friday, June 13, under a quilt and with the heat on. The forecast was indicating that the weekend would be ...

EL ROCIO, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims slogged for days under a punishing ... But there are also solemn vows, hushed worship services, tears of thanksgiving by flickering ...

Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that became the first Thanksgiving, it's one of Illinois' favorite sons who is ...

The Thanksgiving traditions started by the Pilgrims in Massachusetts in 1621 are what most Americans follow. But history shows a celebration to give thanks occurred in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619.