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By Francesca Merlo Saturday 31st of May marked the end of the Marian month - the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary. At 8pm Rome time, the faithful gathered outside the Church of Santo Stefano degli ...
Scott and Cheryl Filler have made many discoveries as they delved into restoring the 61-acre former Lourdes Franciscan Friary ...
who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary did prepare a worthy dwelling place for your Son, we humbly beseech you that as we contemplate the apparition of Our Lady in the Grotto ...
More than 3 million visitors, pilgrims and tourists come each year to the Grotto of Massabielle, where the Virgin Mary appeared to Bernadette 18 times in 1858. After dinner on the Thursday before ...
The 150-plus-island archipelago has drawn megacity transplants seeking a more relaxed pace of life in tune with the rhythms ...
The church of St. Joseph the Worker Tshopo Catholic Parish of Kisangani Archdiocese in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...
Two devotees pray near the Blessed Virgin Mary's statue. (Photo by Guy Aimé Eblotié / LCI) Many visitors take sand, spring water, and tree leaves or bark from the grotto. “My grandmother ...
“For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed are you who ...
AKITA--Just as suddenly as it started, a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary abruptly stopped shedding tears, leaving the sisters and nuns at a Catholic church here without an explanation. From the ...
A BBC documentary suggesting that the Virgin Mary was raped by a Roman soldier has provoked a deluge of complaints and been censured by the Vatican. More than 500 viewers called to protest about ...
Catholics, some members of the LGBTQ+ community and others who are marginalized − also revere the Virgen de la Puerta.
Grotto Hill is located just east of the Mission San Xavier del Bac on the Tohono O’odham Nation. The Hill is known for a white cross placed on its peak and a small religious shrine located ...