A sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus has been destroyed just days after it went on view at a cathedral in northern Austria and drew criticism from some Catholics ...

A 4 c. BC Greek fresco bearing striking similarities to the traditional portrayals of the Virgin Mary has been discovered in ...

Millions of pilgrims trek there to see the Black Madonna, an icon believed to bestow ... a revered painting of a dark-skinned Virgin Mary and Child Jesus, said to be the work of St. Luke—is ...

For over 200 years, villagers in southern Poland have paid homage to a roadside shrine depicting Jesus and the Virgin Mary. But now locals are up in arms after a botched renovation of the 1820 ...

"Fashioning an Icon" explores the use of the Virgin of Guadalupe in fashion, textiles and adornment in Mexico and the San ...

Far out in the South Pacific, there’s a tropical island called Bougainville. Its people are devoutly Catholic — with a twist. Many revere the Virgin Mary almost as much as her son, Jesus. Women are ...

We are talking about the icon of the Virgin Mary with the Infant Jesus, which is depicted only with a black outline ROME, May 17. /TASS/. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, who met with Pope ...

JESUS and Virgin Mary statues have been left looking like cartoon characters after a restoration job went wrong. The religious shrine in Poland has been mocked after the botched restoration left ...

Villagers in a small community have been enraged after a makeover of a Virgin Mary statue they have worshipped ... The figure of Jesus appeared as if it were wearing grey underwear, while the ...