80% of Italians are Catholic, few attend church regularly

"I practice where I want. Every morning I pray on my own," Carmela Forino said in the sanctuary room filled with votive offerings, from baby bibs to sports jerseys, left by 2 million annual visitors to San Gabriele. "One has to believe in something, right? You do what you feel in your heart. You can't require me to go to Mass on Sundays."

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