Every year on the feast of the Virgin Mary’s mother, thousands of faithful flock toward the shrine of Saint-Anne d’Auray, the third major shrine in France, after Lourdes and Lisieux. Each July 26, ...

Devotion to Saint Anne, honored as the holy mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus, was popular among early Christians. ABOVE: Charles-Antoine Coypel, “The Education of the Virgin Mary,” c. 1736.

FALL RIVER — The faithful will see their old familiar saints again. St. Anne’s Church Shrine, the beloved and historic landmark that closed in November last year, will re-open Thursday, July 4, at 10 ...

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A religious pilgrimage that attracts the faithful from near and far is underway in Scranton. The nine-day novena to Saint Ann began Thursday with masses and ...

After unveiling new signage making visible the shift to new owner Brown University Health on Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Maura Healey toured Saint Anne’s Hospital and celebrated that Massachusetts did ...