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The Boston Globe25d
Hail Mary, full of grace: Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary
That’s just three of a myriad Virgin ... holding the baby Jesus, as in the Genazzano 15th century painting, a close-up of the two faces with Jesus’ fingers holding his mother’s neck. Mary ...
Deccan Chronicle25d
Hail Mary, Full Of Grace: Why Popes, Other Catholics pray To Virgin Mary
That’s just three of a myriad Virgin ... holding the baby Jesus, as in the Genazzano 15th century painting, a close-up of the two faces with Jesus' fingers holding his mother’s neck. Mary ...
‘A huge loss.’ In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
On this small island in rural Nagasaki, Japan ’s Hidden Christians gather to worship what they call the Closet God. In a ...
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Marseille's giant 'Good Mother' statue to gleam brighter
A huge golden statue of the Virgin Mary that has ... is this summer to receive a gold-leaf facelift. The virgin, holding a lively Baby Jesus in her arms, stands atop Notre Dame de la Garde ...
The Times of Israel5d
Someone stole my pride flag, but no one can ever steal my pride
Many of my neighbors exhibit statues of various sizes depicting the Virgin Mary on a blue half shell, and residents of one house fly a flag in their front yard of Mary holding the baby Jesus.
The Washington Post8d
'A huge loss.' In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
She looks like a Buddhist Bodhisattva holding a baby, but for the faithful ... Even though some of their Latin chants focus on the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, their prayers are also meant ...
Boston Herald7d
‘A huge loss.’ In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
She looks like a Buddhist Bodhisattva holding a baby, but for the faithful ... hangs a scroll of the Virgin Mary and Jesus once secretly worshipped at his home in Ikitsuki Island in Hirado ...