Polish court acquits activists who put LGBTQ rainbow as halos on image of Virgin Mary and Jesus The posters, which they distributed in the city of Plock in 2019, were meant to protest what was ...

Polish police say Elżbieta Podlesna put up posters of the revered Black Madonna that showed the Virgin Mary and Jesus with rainbows from the LGBT flag as the halos. Now she could face two years ...

The Black Madonna in Breda has been defaced and vandalised with the letters BLM. The mosaic is dedicated to Polish soldiers of General Maczek who liberated the city in 1944 from the German Nazis.

The Latest on Pope Francis' visit to Poland and World Youth Day celebrations (all times local): 11:45 a.m.

The church has a special emphasis on the Polish “Black Madonna,” one of few in the area. A day in Cicerochicagopublicmedia We asked the priest to explain a little about Our Lady of Częstochowa.

The Black Madonna shrine in the southern Polish city of Częstochowa attracted 3.6 million pilgrims in 2023. According to the shrine’s press office, the number is 1.1 million higher than in 2022.

Polish police detained a 58-year-old man after he threw vials of black paint at the Black Madonna of Czestochowa, an ancient Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary believed to work miracles.

Pope falls down steps at Polish shrine. Doug Stanglin. ... The shrine to the Virgin Mary holds the revered "Black Madonna of Czestochowa," a 14th century icon that many Poles credit with miracles.

Those touring the church will be able to see the Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa, the Polish Black Madonna, and learn of Our Lady’s 600 year old history as protector and defender of the Polish ...

Preserving our Polish traditions, such as language, food, and faith, was paramount ... especially our faith. My maternal grandmother brought an icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa, known as “The Patroness ...