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After a double mastectomy for breast cancer, Paloma Maria had a large Mary tattoo designed between her shoulders. “It’s her who takes care of me. My Rocío Virgin is everything for me,” said ...

Their faces, hats and flamenco dresses caked in dust, hundreds of pilgrims gathered around an ox-driven carriage with their icon of ...

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GENAZZANO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking ... That’s just three of a myriad Virgin Marys around the world, whose ...

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EL ROCIO, Spain — Their faces, hats and flamenco dresses caked in dust, hundreds of pilgrims gathered around an ox-driven carriage with their icon of the Virgin Mary after slogging on foot ...