The birth house of St. Maria Goretti can be visited in the farmland in an area called Pregiagna. Here, Maria Goretti was born and lived the first six years of her life. (photo: Bret Thoman ...

However, among the other unusual things about the modern-day Saint Maria Goretti is that she already lived in an age of photography, you can compare her sole surviving photograph with the artist ...

St. Maria Goretti, whose wax-enclosed skeletal remains were on display Thursday at St. Mary Immaculate Church in Plainfield, was my absolute idol – no offense, God – growing up. More than ...

Catholics worldwide celebrate the feast day of one of the youngest saints on July 6: St. Maria Goretti. At just 11 years old, she died a martyr after being fatally stabbed. Today, the Church ...

After nearly 70 years in the Hagerstown community, St. Maria Goretti Catholic High School completes its final academic year this week due to financial issues. Educating ninth through 12th graders ...

When Cokey Robertson took over as the boys basketball coach at St. Maria Goretti in 1974, it was a celestial move for him, as well as the high school. “Goretti allowed me to get out of what I ...

HAGERSTOWN — After Saint Maria Goretti basketball joined the prestigious Baltimore Catholic League 40 years ago, the road games came with long drives home that gave legendary coach Cokey ...

Maria Goretti is a patron saint of girls, rape victims, children and youth in general.